The Not-So Humble Loaf: An Interview with Aaron Bobrow-Strain
A couple of years ago I heard Aaron Bobrow-Strain give a fascinating talk at the University of California, Davis about American white bread in the Cold War. When I was…
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Primitive tools do not need to imply primitive results. exquisitely carved objects and elegant painting by societies tens of thousands of years before the invention of grain agriculture attest to…
Read moreMen’s Labor (Farming) vs Women’s Labor (Cooking): Tortillas
Note. If you’ve been to this page before, I’ve now (pm 5 december) edited the figures. Many thanks Larry. I’ve just been reading E.A. Wrigley‘s Energy and the English…
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