The Food Axis: Cooking, Eating, and the Architecture of American Houses

by Elizabeth C. Cromley

Blending architectural and social history with the necessity--and the passion--for food, this engaging new book attempts to understand the development of the American house by viewing it through one very specific lens: the food axis. Taking in far more than the kitchen, author Elizabeth Collins Cromley explores all areas of food management within the home--preparation, cooking, consumption, and disposal. Her food axis implies a network of related...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813930073
• ISBN13: 9780813930077
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 8.5"