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The Rituals of Dinner

Visser, Margaret

By: Margaret Visser

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Paperback | 1 July 1992 | Edition Number 1

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Paperback
450 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Age
18+

Dimensions(cm)
21.0 x 14.0 x 3.0

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With an acute eye and an irrepressible wit, Margaret Visser takes a fascinating look at the way we eat our meals. From the ancient Greeks to modern yuppies, from cannibalism and the taking of the Eucharist to formal dinners and picnics, she thoroughly defines the eating ritual.

"Read this book. You''ll never look at a table knife the same way again."—The New York Times.

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As second course to Much Depends On Dinner which won Visser the Glenfiddich Award in 1990, this history of mankind's dining habits and frequently questionable table manners is enthralling. Beginning with the ancient Greeks she covers such subjects as 'Squatting', 'Stooping', 'Straws, drinking', 'Tastes, from someone else's plate', 'Tendret, Lucien', 'Urging others to eat' and 'Throwing food and drink'. (Kirkus UK)

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