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History : Food: Home
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for food history.
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Starting Points: Books & eBooks
See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.
- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: chocolate history
- By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "chocolate in mesoamerica"
- By Author - Type in the name of the author. For example: marcy norton
Starting Points: Journal Articles
The following research databases will help you identify articles on food history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history - Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly and non-scholarly articles covering cooking and nutrition - Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
Starting Points - Primary Sources
This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with food history. Additional sources are listed under Primary Source sections of this guide.
- Food and Drink in History: Module II This link opens in a new window
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