China to Chinatown

by J.A.G. Roberts

Overview

The history of the Western encounter with Chinese cuisine in China, and the spread of Chinese food to the West in modern times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781861896186
Publisher:	Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date:	02/03/2012
Series:	Globalities
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	7
	Introduction	9
Part I	West to East
1	Chinese Food	15
2	The Western Discovery of Chinese Food	28
3	Nineteenth-century Reactions to Chinese Food	53
4	1900-49: Western Impressions of Chinese Food in China	82
5	Westerners and Food in Communist China	110
Part II	East to West
6	The Globalization of Chinese Food--the Early Stages	135
7	The Globalization of Chinese Food since 1945	161
8	On the Globalization of Chinese Food	204
	References	229
	Selected Further Reading	242
	Index	245

Editorial Reviews

"The style and presentation, as well as the topic, make this a very good addition to the literature on the history of food. Recommended."

Choice

"Informative and readable."

The Independent

"The book is a valuable and timely account of the West’s strange love-hate relationship with Chinese food, and a stimulating read, provoking as it does so many challenging questions about how we perceive and adapt to other cultures."

The Times