The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
by Visser, Margaret
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42844
- Title
- The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
- Author
- Visser, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 0002156997
- Bookseller catalogs
- FOOD;
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