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Candy : a century of panic and pleasure
Title:
Candy : a century of panic and pleasure
Author:
Kawash, Samira, 1963-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First paperback edition, 2014.
Publication Information:
New York : Faber & Faber, [2014]
Physical Description:
viii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary:
"A lively cultural history that explains how candy became more like food and food more like candy"--
Language:
English
Contents:
Evil or just misunderstood? -- The machine candy revolution -- Fake sweets and fake food -- Demon candy, demon rum -- Becoming food -- In the kitchen -- A nourishing lunch -- Fattening -- A fighting food -- Sugar free -- Cavities -- Trick or treat? -- Junk-food junkies -- Candification -- In defense of candy.
ISBN:
9780865477568

9780865478176
Format :
Book