Fed Up: Women and Food in America

Name: Fed Up: Women and Food in America
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ISBN: 9780897896290

✍️ Manton, Catherine

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Food Writing & History

📚 EDITORIAL REVIEW

“Grab this if you are a student or scholar diving into American social history and feminist theory, or anyone curious about women's changing roles. Skip it if you are looking for a traditional recipe collection or a practical cookbook.

— Editorial Team

Author

Manton, Catherine

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🏛 Praeger 📅 1999 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9780897896290

📝 Description: Fed Up: Women and Food in America

Combining feminist anthropology and theory with culinary history, Catherine Manton examines the place of food in women's history, with a particular emphasis on the life and changing roles of the American woman and her self-image. As Professor Manton makes clear the so-called epidemic of eating disorders at the turn of the twentieth century really is no accident; specific cultural/economic/political conditions make disturbed eating practically inevitable for many American women. At the same time, Manton suggests ways women with eating disturbances can heal themselves through feminist and alternative healing principles. Must reading for students and scholars of American social history, Women's Studies, and ecofeminism.

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Shelved under food history, this volume delivers an academic, theoretically grounded examination of women and food in America rather than practical recipes or light narrative prose. It does not suit readers seeking a traditional cookbook, instructional kitchen techniques, or entertaining food writing. The publisher's description focuses heavily on feminist anthropology and theoretical frameworks surrounding eating disorders and self-image. For those expecting casual culinary stories, it will feel overly dense, but academic readers focused on the social history of American women and food will appreciate its critical approach.

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⭐ eatbookfamily.com editorial review Editorial rating 4.5/5

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Grab this if you are a student or scholar diving into American social history and feminist theory, or anyone curious about women's changing roles. Skip it if you are looking for a traditional recipe collection or a practical cookbook.

Reader rating

4.4

Based on 1 reviews

Eatbook Family editorial team

Shelved under food history, this volume delivers an academic, theoretically grounded examination of women and food in America rather than practical recipes or light narrative prose. It does not suit readers seeking a traditional cookbook, instructional kitchen techniques, or entertaining food writing. The publisher's description focuses heavily on feminist anthropology and theoretical frameworks surrounding eating disorders and self-image. For those expecting casual culinary stories, it will feel overly dense, but academic readers focused on the social history of American women and food will appreciate its critical approach.

❓ Frequently asked questions

No, this is an academic and historical text exploring food, culture, and women's history rather than a traditional recipe book.

It is written primarily for students, researchers, and scholars focusing on American social history, Women's Studies, and ecofeminism.

📖 Who should read this

📜 Historical context

Rooted in the intersection of feminist anthropology, culinary history, and American social studies, this work examines the cultural, economic, and political conditions that shaped women's relationships with food around the turn of the twentieth century, focusing deeply on the American experience.