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Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history
- Title
- Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history / Q. Edward Wang.
- Author
- Wang, Q. Edward, 1958-
- Publication
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 15-1726 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 190 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Chopsticks have become a quintessential part of the Japanese, Chinese and Korean culinary experience across the globe, with more than one fifth of the world's population using them daily to eat. In this vibrant, highly original account of the history of chopsticks, Q. Edward Wang charts their evolution from a simple eating implement in ancient times to their status as a much more complex, cultural symbol today. "--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-1726
- ISBN
- 9781107023963 (hardback)
- 1107023963 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2014021293
- OCLC
- 881469397
- Author
- Wang, Q. Edward, 1958-
- Title
- Chopsticks : a cultural and culinary history / Q. Edward Wang.
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-1726