The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
by Visser, Margaret
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
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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
- A Good Read (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3246
- Title
- The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
- Author
- Visser, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002156997
- ISBN 13
- 9780002156998
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 0002156997
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