The Rituals of Dinner
Visser, Margaret
Margaret Visser - Author
ISBN 9780140170795 | 448 pages | 01 Jul 1992 | Penguin | 5.62 x 8.22in | 18 - AND UP
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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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