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Food History Books

Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History

Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History

This book is one of the best histories of world cuisine out there. The first part is organized according to religious tradition, while the modern period focuses on the globalization of food.

Food: A Culinary History From Antiquity to the Present

Food: A Culinary History From Antiquity to the Present

This book focuses mostly on Europe. Excellent set of articles on a variety of topics.

Food in World History

Food in World History

This is an excellent introduction to the history of food by one of the leading food scholars today.

The Oxford Handbook of Food History

The Oxford Handbook of Food History

This handbook has many interesting articles on all aspects of the study of food. You might want to look at this handbook to discover all of the ways you can study food. For example, you can look at food and gender.

Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped Civilization From the Ancient World to the Present

Foods That Changed History: How Foods Shaped Civilization From the Ancient World to the Present

Encyclopedia presenting nearly 100 entries on foods that have shaped history.

Food History Almanac: Over 1,300 Years of World Culinary History, Culture, and Social Influence

Food History Almanac: Over 1,300 Years of World Culinary History, Culture, and Social Influence

The Food History Almanac covers 365 days of the year, with information relating to food history from around the world from medieval times to the present.

World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence...

This reference brings a fresh social and cultural perspective to the global history of food, foodstuffs, diet, cuisine, and culinary exchange from primitive human society to contemporary times.

Film Databases

Topic Development

Refine your topic: More specific topics are more interesting!

Food and culture 

Love of macaroni and cheese

Macaroni and cheese and Black culture

How did macaroni and cheese become such a big part of Black culture?

Keyword Development

How did macaroni and cheese become such a big part of Black culture?

  • macaroni and cheese - noodles, pasta, mac and cheese
  • Black culture - soul food, African American, diaspora, Southern
  • history - origin, background, slavery

Keep a running list of keywords as you research; The more you know about your topic, the more angles you may want to explore.

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What is a Primary and Secondary Source?

Primary sources are first-hand accounts or artifacts created during the time period of the event being studied. They are essential to History because they allow a researcher to get as close as possible to what happened during a historical event or period of time. Primary sources include: Secondary sources are created later and/or by someone who did not participate in the event being studied. Instead, secondary sources often interpret and analyze primary sources. Some common types of secondary sources include:
  • Books from the time period (ex: during the 1780s)
  • Letters, Diaries, and Memoirs
  • Newspapers and magazines from the time period
  • Official government publications from the time period
  • Organizational and company records
  • Photographs, drawings, and other images from the time period
  • Maps from the time
  • Textbooks
  • Newspaper articles from a different time period
  • Journal articles from a different time period
  • Criticisms
  • Commentaries
  • Encyclopedias