Food fight! : the battle over the American lunch in schools and the workplace / Julie L. Lautenschlager.
Lautenschlager, Julie L., 1973-
2006
GT2853.U5 L38 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Food fight! : the battle over the American lunch in schools and the workplace / Julie L. Lautenschlager.
Author
Lautenschlager, Julie L., 1973-
ISBN
9780786426706 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786426705 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Language
English
Description
x, 246 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
GT2853.U5 L38 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
394.1/2
Summary
"This book studies the contentious history of the American lunch, and explains how divergent forces have carved out overlapping territories in the contest to influence America's eating habits. Early chapters explore the shift from agrarianism to industrialization and the pursuant lunch revolution, and cover early reform efforts to improve lunch in schools and workplaces"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.
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Table of contents only
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Introduction: American eating ideology and the noon meal
From full dinner pails to empty market baskets : the debut and demise of a political symbol
Creating efficient workers and students : reformers take up the lunch cause
Kitchen commandos : government, the media, and the "marketing" of food rationing during World War II
Sharing in the sisterhood of sacrifice : the recipe for a "homogenized" homefront housewife
A nutrition victory : World War II and the noon meal
Staking a claim on lunch : eating on the job after World War II
Carrying lunch to school : players in the institutionalization of students' noon meals
Lunch ladies : magazines, advertising, and the construction of women as lunch box packers
Conclusion: Blame not the oreo.

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