Name: Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century
Author: Helen Zoe Veit (Author)
ISBN: 9781469626475

Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century book cover

Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century

Author(s): Helen Zoe Veit (Author)

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2015
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Print length: 316 pages
ISBN-10: 1469626470
ISBN-13: 9781469626475

Book Description

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Editorial Reviews

Review

“[Makes] important — and distinct — contributions to both American studies and food studies.” — Journal of American Studies

“A valuable contribution to the discipline of food studies and stylistically accessible to nonacademic readers.” — Journal of American History

“An insightful and very well written history of America in the Progressive Era through the lenses of food and eating.” — H-Soz-u-Kult

“It’s not surprising to learn that food is tangled with perceptions of race, class, health, and patriotism. What is surprising is that Helen Zoe Veit has found the source of our current perceptions in the turn-of-the-century Progressive era.” — Appetite for Books

“Original and sharp. Grounded in a rich documentary record and gracefully written, the book provides skillful interpretation and is enjoyable to read.” — Journal of Southern History

“Proof that food history is a serious academic discipline that can stand alone or interweave with women’s studies, ethnic studies, sociology, economics, or health sciences. Highly recommended. All academic and large public library collections.” — CHOICE

“Reveals many of the surprising ways in which changing food practices influenced the broader culture. . . . Full of fascinating history.” — Hedgehog Review

“Veit has delved deeply into the archives on this topic, emerging with one of the best works of its kind. It may well be the ‘crossover’ book that many food scholars have tried to write for the last few years.” — Journal of Interdisciplinary History

“Veit succeeds in illuminating the changes in Americans’ relationship with food in the early twentieth century and also provides the foundation for further inquiry on the topic.” — H-Net

“Will encourage a new direction in the discourse of food, modernism, acculturation and progressive reform.” — Journal of Social History

From the Back Cover

American eating changed dramatically in the early twentieth century. As food production became more industrialized, nutritionists, home economists, and so-called racial scientists were all pointing Americans toward a newly scientific approach to diet. Food faddists were rewriting the most basic rules surrounding eating, while reformers were working to reshape the diets of immigrants and the poor. And by the time of World War I, the country’s first international aid program was bringing moral advice about food conservation into kitchens around the country. In “Modern Food, Moral Food,” Helen Zoe Veit argues that the twentieth-century food revolution was fueled by a powerful conviction that Americans had a moral obligation to use self-discipline and reason, rather than taste and tradition, in choosing what to eat.

About the Author

Helen Zoe Veit is assistant professor of history at Michigan State University, USA.

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