True to the Land
A History of Food in Australia
Published on 11. October 2021
352 pages
978-1-78914-407-9 (ISBN)
Description
Spanning 65,000 years, this book provides a history of food in Australia from its beginnings, with the arrival of the first peoples and their stewardship of the land, to a present where the production and consumption of food is fraught with anxieties and competing priorities. It describes how food production in Australia is subject to the constraints of climate, water and soil, leading to centuries of unsustainable agricultural practices post-colonisation. Australian food history is also the story of its xenophobia and the immigration policies pursued which continue to question the image of Australia as a model multicultural society though the history ends on a positive note as Indigenous peoples take increasing control of how their food is interpreted and marketed.
Reviews / Votes
A comprehensive history of the food of Australia, from its beginning with the First Nations people 60,000 years ago to 2020. * John Newton, author of The Oldest Foods on Earth: A History of Australian Native Foods *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
22,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78914-407-9 (9781789144079)
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10/2021
Reaktion Books
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Person
Paul van Reyk is a food writer living in Sydney, Australia. He is a regular presenter at the Symposium of Australian Gastronomy.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- One: The Wide Brown Land
- Two: Foodways of the First Peoples
- Three: Settlers to Squatters, 1788-1850
- Four: Golden Soil and Wealth for Toil, 1851-99
- Five: Federation, 1900-1913
- Six: Between World Wars, 1914-45
- Seven: Boundless Plains to Share, 1946-65
- Eight: Transformations, 1966-79
- Nine: Foodie Nation, 1980-99
- Ten: Millennium Reckonings, 2000-2020
- References
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
