American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food
Author:   Andrew F. Smith
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   37
ISBN:  

9780520261846


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   08 August 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Andrew F. Smith
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   37
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520261846


ISBN 10:   0520261844
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   08 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Prologue Part I. The Rise 1. Angling for a Big Fish 2. Looks Like Chicken 3. Enemy Aliens 4. This Delicious Fish 5. Caucasians Who Have Tasted and Liked This Speciality Part II. The Fall 6. Foreign Tuna 7. Tuna Wars 8. Porpoise Fishing 9. Parts Per Million Epilogue Appendix: Historical Tuna Recipes Notes Bibliography Index

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In language as clear as cold water, Mr. Smith chronicles the [industry]... Tuna is the story of America told another way. --Wall Street Journal A well-researched, highly readable account of an important part of the US food culture and business. Highly recommended. --Choice


In language as clear as cold water, Mr. Smith chronicles the [industry]. . . . Tuna is the story of America told another way. -- Wall Street Journal


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Andrew F. Smith teaches Food Studies at the New School University in New York. He is the author of Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat, Potato: A Global History, and Eating History: 30 Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine, among many other books. For more information, please visit www.andrewfsmith.com.

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