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Book
The ritual of dinner: The origins, evolution, eccentricities and the meaning of table manners
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Date(s): 1991
Publisher: Viking 1991
ISBN: 978-0140170795
Notes:
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.
SHIC codes:
2,2.6,2.66
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