The hamburger : a history / Josh Ozersky.
Material type:
TextSeries: Icons of AmericaPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 147 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0300117582
- 9780300117585
- 641.84 22
- TX749.5.B43 O94 2008
Contents:
Summary: This fast-paced and entertaining book unfolds the immense significance of the hamburger as an American icon. Josh Ozersky shows how the history of the burger is entwined with American business and culture and how the burger's story is in many ways the story of the country that invented (and reinvented) it.--publisher description.
Introduction. Sizzle and Symbolism -- 1. The Hamburg-American Line -- 2. "All This from a Five-Cent Hamburger!” -- 3. The Organization Man -- 4. Have It Your Way -- 5. The Hamburger in Power.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 641.84 OZE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A425209B |
"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.
Introduction. Sizzle and Symbolism -- 1. The Hamburg-American Line -- 2. "All This from a Five-Cent Hamburger!” -- 3. The Organization Man -- 4. Have It Your Way -- 5. The Hamburger in Power.
This fast-paced and entertaining book unfolds the immense significance of the hamburger as an American icon. Josh Ozersky shows how the history of the burger is entwined with American business and culture and how the burger's story is in many ways the story of the country that invented (and reinvented) it.--publisher description.
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