{"product_id":"manly-meals-and-moms-home-cooking-cookbooks-and-gender-in-modern-america-paperback","title":"Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking: Cookbooks and Gender in Modern America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessamyn Neuhaus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Fannie Farmer Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e to the latest works by today's celebrity chefs, cookbooks reflect more than just passing culinary fads. As historical artifacts, they offer a unique perspective on the cultures that produced them. In \u003ci\u003eManly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessamyn Neuhaus offers a perceptive and piquant analysis of the tone and content of American cookbooks published between the 1790s and the 1960s, adroitly uncovering the cultural assumptions and anxieties--particularly about women and domesticity--they contain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeuhaus's in-depth survey of these cookbooks questions the supposedly straightforward lessons about food preparation they imparted. While she finds that cookbooks aimed to make readers--mainly white, middle-class women--into effective, modern-age homemakers who saw joy, not drudgery, in their domestic tasks, she notes that the phenomenal popularity of Peg Bracken's 1960 cookbook, \u003ci\u003eThe I Hate to Cook Book\u003c\/i\u003e, attests to the limitations of this kind of indoctrination. At the same time, she explores the proliferation of bachelor cookbooks aimed at \"the man in the kitchen\" and the biases they display about male and female abilities, tastes, and responsibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeuhaus also addresses the impact of World War II rationing on homefront cuisine; the introduction of new culinary technologies, gourmet sensibilities, and ethnic foods into American kitchens; and developments in the cookbook industry since the 1960s. More than a history of the cookbook, \u003ci\u003eManly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eManly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessamyn Neuhaus offers a perceptive and piquant analysis of the tone and content of American cookbooks published between the 1790s and the 1960s, adroitly uncovering the cultural assumptions and anxieties--particularly about gender and domesticity--they contain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a history of the cookbook, this work provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engaging analysis . . . Neuhaus provides a rich and well-researched cultural history of American gender roles through her clever use of cookbooks.--\u003ci\u003eHistory: Reviews of New Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven if you missed Jell-O salads or Pu-Pu platters, after reading Neuhaus buying a cookbook will never be the same.--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entire book is well researched and documented, helping readers to see that cookbooks have supported America's dominant ideologies about gender.--\u003ci\u003eGastronomica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent addition to the history of women's roles in America, as well as to the history of cookbooks.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book has many strengths, including excellent research and cogent presentation . . . Good enough to entice more scholars to step into the kitchen.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Warren Belasco, senior editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink\u003c\/i\u003e \"Midwest Book Review\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eManly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, Jessamyn Neuhaus offers a perceptive and piquant analysis of the tone and content of American cookbooks published between the 1790s and the 1960s, adroitly uncovering the cultural assumptions and anxieties--particularly about gender and domesticity--they contain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a history of the cookbook, this work provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engaging analysis . . . Neuhaus provides a rich and well-researched cultural history of American gender roles through her clever use of cookbooks.\"--\u003ci\u003eHistory: Reviews of New Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even if you missed Jell-O salads or Pu-Pu platters, after reading Neuhaus buying a cookbook will never be the same.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The entire book is well researched and documented, helping readers to see that cookbooks have supported America's dominant ideologies about gender.\"--\u003ci\u003eGastronomica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An excellent addition to the history of women's roles in America, as well as to the history of cookbooks.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book has many strengths, including excellent research and cogent presentation . . . Good enough to entice more scholars to step into the kitchen.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessamyn Neuhaus\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of U.S. history and popular culture at SUNY Plattsburgh. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHousework and Housewives in Modern American Advertising: Married to the Mop\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119261192327,"sku":"9781421405841","price":61.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/83104f57073a06442b31d3d25cf78fb8.webp?v=1732539923","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/manly-meals-and-moms-home-cooking-cookbooks-and-gender-in-modern-america-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}