HIST 425. Global Food History.
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HIST 425
Global Food History.
Credits: 3
Offered by: History and Classical Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
A history of food and drink in global history. Topics include: feasts and famines; the exchange of foodstuffs and drinking habits between cultures, especially the early modern 'Columbian exchange'; the history of civilizing processes (e.g, table manners); the origins of the restaurant and the making of modern food systems.
- Prerequisite: one course in History or permission of instructor.
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