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A Century of Dining in Style
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Description
The ultimate style guide to 20th century dining and social history in the West.
This is a style guide to 20th century dining and social history in the West, as reflected in popular recipes and types of foods, what people used in the way of cutlery, tableware and table settings, and trends relating to styles of dining – such as picnics and smorgasbords.
This book is divided into decades and describes particular political and social events that influenced the food and dining styles popular in that period. Topics include glassware, cutlery, crockery and to some extent furniture and textiles, and there is also information about companies and designers who were in vogue, and interesting magazine and newspaper advertisements from the time.
Acting both as a glossy historical overview of the time and as a reference book to design icons of the period, this book provides a fascinating and unique angle on social history, combined with a slice of 'retro' nostalgia. International in scope, it is filled with hundreds of colourful images, making it an inspirational and informative guide for social historians, students, collectors or anyone interested in western design.
Table of Contents
1900-1919: A New Century
1920-1929: The Jazz Age
1930-1939: A Decade of Contradictions
1940-1949: Wartime
1950-1959: The 'New Look' Decade
1960-1969: Popular Revolution
1970-1979: Self-sufficiency
1980-1989: The Consumer Lifestyle
1990-1999: Globalisation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Picture Credits
Index
Product details
| Published | 01 Apr 2007 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9780713656831 |
| Imprint | Herbert Press |
| Illustrations | 252 colour images |
| Dimensions | 276 x 219 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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