Recipes for a nation : cookbooks and Australian culture to 1939
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Cookbooks were ubiquitous texts found in almost every Australian home. They played an influential role that extended far beyond their original intended use in the kitchen. They codified culinary and domestic practices thereby also codifying wider cultural practices and were linked to transformations occurring in society at large. This thesis illuminates the many ways in which cookbooks reflected and influenced developments in Australian culture and society from the early colonial period until...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Singley, William Blake | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-24T23:15:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-24T23:15:20Z | |
dc.identifier.other | b3568494 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/109392 | |
dc.description.abstract | Cookbooks were ubiquitous texts found in almost every Australian home. They played an influential role that extended far beyond their original intended use in the kitchen. They codified culinary and domestic practices thereby also codifying wider cultural practices and were linked to transformations occurring in society at large. This thesis illuminates the many ways in which cookbooks reflected and influenced developments in Australian culture and society from the early colonial period until 1939. Whilst concentrating on culinary texts, this thesis does not primarily focus on food; instead it explores the many different ways that cookbooks can be read to further understand Australian culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Through cookbooks we can chart the attitudes and responses to many of the changes that were occurring in Australian life and society. During a period of dramatic social change cookbooks were a constant and reassuring presence in the home. It was within the home that the foundations of Australian culture were laid. Cookbooks provide a unique perspective on issues such as gender, class, race, education, technology, and most importantly they hold a mirror up to Australia and show us what we thought of ourselves. | |
dc.format.extent | ii, 316 leaves. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | 2013 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cookbooks | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cooking, Australian History | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Australia Social life and customs 19th Century | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Australia Social life and customs 20th Century | |
dc.title | Recipes for a nation : cookbooks and Australian culture to 1939 | |
dc.type | Thesis (PhD) | |
local.contributor.supervisor | Woollacott, Angela | |
dcterms.valid | 2013 | |
local.description.notes | This thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act. | |
local.type.degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Australian National University. Dept. of History | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.25911/5d778823d7cfe | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-10-11T00:08:17Z | |
local.mintdoi | mint | |
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