Over the last three decades Italian cuisine has gained in status as well as fame. High-end Italian restaurants are now listed among the most prestigious establishments in major cities worldwide, and television shows and magazines are full of Italian recipes. What is all the fuss about? How did Italian food become what it is today? Why does it speak to so many all over the world...(展开全部)

A riveting narrative history of food as seen through 100 recipes, from ancient Egyptian bread to modernist cuisine. We all love to eat, and most people have a favorite ingredient or dish. But how many of us know where our much-loved recipes come from, who invented them, and how they were originally cooked? In A HISTORY OF FOOD IN 100 RECIPES, culinary expert and BBC televis...(展开全部)

Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, this concise history focuses in particular on the difficulties Italy has faced in forging a nation state during the past two centuries, including a legacy of fragmentation dating back to the sixth century. Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·达根（Christopher Duggan），雷丁大学教授，主要研究当代意大利历史。他的作品涵盖了19世纪和20世纪意大利的各个方面。出版著作包括《法西斯和黑手党》（1989年）、《弗朗西斯科·克里斯皮：从国家到民族主义》（2002年）、《命运之力：1796年至今的意大利史》（2007年）以及《法西斯之音：墨索里尼时期的意大利历史》（2012年）。达根的所有著作都已被翻译为意大利语。同时，达根也获得了意大利政府颁发的最高荣誉勋章。 克里斯托弗在博士期间研究的主要课题就是法西斯和黑手党。多年的学术积累和在意大利的丰富生活经历，使他成为该领域的顶尖学者。并且由于他本人并非意大利人，与意大利政治无利益瓜葛，其著作往往被认为比意大利本国的现代历史著作更加客观、公正，更加敢于直言。

Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, this concise history focuses in particular on the difficulties Italy has faced in forging a nation state during the past two centuries, including a legacy of fragmentation dating back to the sixth century. Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·达根（Christopher Duggan），雷丁大学教授，主要研究当代意大利历史。他的作品涵盖了19世纪和20世纪意大利的各个方面。出版著作包括《法西斯和黑手党》（1989年）、《弗朗西斯科·克里斯皮：从国家到民族主义》（2002年）、《命运之力：1796年至今的意大利史》（2007年）以及《法西斯之音：墨索里尼时期的意大利历史》（2012年）。达根的所有著作都已被翻译为意大利语。同时，达根也获得了意大利政府颁发的最高荣誉勋章。 克里斯托弗在博士期间研究的主要课题就是法西斯和黑手党。多年的学术积累和在意大利的丰富生活经历，使他成为该领域的顶尖学者。并且由于他本人并非意大利人，与意大利政治无利益瓜葛，其著作往往被认为比意大利本国的现代历史著作更加客观、公正，更加敢于直言。

In "Near a Thousand Tables, " acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind.In this "appetizingly provocative" "(Los Angeles Times)" book, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set human...(展开全部)

In "Near a Thousand Tables, " acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind.In this "appetizingly provocative" "(Los Angeles Times)" book, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set human...(展开全部)

The ingredients, cooks, techniques and tools that have shaped our love of food. We all love to eat and most of us have a favourite ingredient or dish. In today's world we can get the food we want, when we want it, but how many of us really know where our much-loved recipes come from, who invented them and how they were originally cooked? In this book William Sitwell, culinary e...(展开全部)