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Read and Think Spanish (Mixed media product) $29.14 Learn Spanish as you read and hear about the vibrant Latino cultureRead & Think Spanish offers an innovative, non-intimidating approach to learning Spanish language basics. Compiled by the expert editors of Think Spanish! magazine, this book brings together more than 100 engaging, fully illustrated readings and articles about the life and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries organized around topics such as famous people, festivals, traditions, food, history, geography, art, sports, and music. Key grammar points and fundamentals are highlighted, comprehension questions help reinforce new Spanish vocabulary, and an extensive bilingual glossary on each page allows you to read and learn without having to stop to look up words in a dictionary.The 100-minute audio CD features many of the articles read aloud by native speakers, as well as questions for review and reinforcement of new vocabulary. |
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Writing Food History (Paperback) $73.49 The vibrant interest in food studies among both academics and amateurs has made food history an exciting field of investigation. Taking stock after three decades of groundbreaking multidisciplinary research, the book examines two broad questions: What has history contributed to the development of food studies? How have other disciplines – sociology, anthropology, literary criticism, science, art history – influenced writing on food history in terms of approach, methodology, controversies, and knowledge of past foodways?Essays by twelve prominent scholars provide a compendium of global and multicultural answers to these questions. The contributors critically assess food history writing in the United States, Africa, Mexico and the Spanish Diaspora, India, the Ottoman Empire, the Far East – China, Japan and Korea – Europe, Jewish communities and the Middle East. Several historical eras are covered: the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, Early Modern Europe and the Modern day.The book is a unique addition to the growing literature on food history. It is required reading for anyone seeking a detailed discussion of food history research in diverse times and places. |