Paradox of Plenty - (California Studies in Food and Culture) by Harvey Levenstein (Paperback)

About the Book

Revised edition of a classic that continues the story of eating in America and how Americans think about food; Paradox starts where Revolution at Table left off and takes the story right up to the present.

Book Synopsis

In this sweeping history of food and eating in modern America, Harvey Levenstein explores the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the American diet since 1930.

Review Quotes

"Assuming the duty of telling Americans who they are through what they eat, Harvey Levenstein, in his latest chronicle of American food habits, reveals much about the United States and its inhabitants. . . . Levenstein's insightful description and analysis, the book's wealth of alternately humorous and sobering anecdotes, and its impressive array of information about food in modern U.S. society make for a stimulating glimpse into American culture."--"Reviews in American History

About the Author

Harvey Levenstein is Professor Emeritus of History at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Among his books are Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet (California, 2003), Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from the Jefferson to the Jazz Age (1998), and Communism, Anticommunism and the CIO (1981).