Abstract
The author’s book All Manners of Food was published in 1985 and was well received by historians and (to a lesser extent) by sociologists. In this essay, he reflects on how, having begun his academic career mainly as a sociological theorist, he came to write a large book about the history of food in England and France. In particular, he traces his intellectual debt, in writing this book, to Norbert Elias.
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Mennell, Stephen
(2023)
"How I Became a Food Historian: Looking Back on All Manners of Food,"
European Journal of Food Drink and Society:
Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
doi:https://doi.org/10.21427/E5B7-GY60
Available at:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ejfds/vol3/iss1/6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/E5B7-GY60