Radical food : the culture and politics of eating and drinking, 1790-1820 / edited and with a new introduction by Timothy Morton. - 3 volumes (ix, 695 pages) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Ethics and politics -- v. 2. Culture and society -- v. 3. Health and diet.

"This set reprints a fascinating variety of texts originally published between 1790 and 1820. Offering a unique look at the cultural and literary history of food in the eighteenth century, some highlights include: treatises on food and drink adulteration; vegetarian tracts; the period's most influential pamphlet about boycotting sugar as part of the anti-slavery debate; works on alcohol consumption, Shelley's translation of Euripedes' satyr play about cannibalism; and much more."--Publisher description.

0415148707 9780415148702 0415203996 9780415203999 0415204003 9780415204002 0415204011 9780415204019

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Drinking customs--History
Food--Political aspects
Food habits--History--18th century.
Food habits--19th century
Drinking behavior--History--18th century.
Drinking behavior--19th century

GT2850 / .R33 2000

394.12