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A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

Massimo Montanari
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Intellectually engaging and deliciously readable, a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognisable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange.

Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds--a single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of our identities? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a myth: by themselves, origins explain very little and historical phenomena can only be understood dynamically--by looking at how events and identities develop and change as a result of encounters and combinations that are often unexpected.

As Montanari shows in this lively, brilliant, and surprising essay, all you need to debunk the "origins myth" is a plate of spaghetti. By tracing the history of the one of Italy's "national dishes"--from Asia to America, from Africa to Europe; from the beginning of agriculture to the Middle Ages and up to the 20th century--he shows that in order to understand who we are we almost always need to look beyond ourselves to other cultures, peoples, and traditions.
Pages
128
Format
ebook
Publisher
Europa Compass
Release
November 16, 2021
ISBN
1609457102
ISBN 13
9781609457105

A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

Massimo Montanari
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Intellectually engaging and deliciously readable, a stereotype-defying history of how one of the most recognisable symbols of Italian cuisine and national identity is the product of centuries of encounters, dialogue, and exchange.

Is it possible to identify a starting point in history from which everything else unfolds--a single moment that can explain the present and reveal the essence of our identities? According to Massimo Montanari, this is just a myth: by themselves, origins explain very little and historical phenomena can only be understood dynamically--by looking at how events and identities develop and change as a result of encounters and combinations that are often unexpected.

As Montanari shows in this lively, brilliant, and surprising essay, all you need to debunk the "origins myth" is a plate of spaghetti. By tracing the history of the one of Italy's "national dishes"--from Asia to America, from Africa to Europe; from the beginning of agriculture to the Middle Ages and up to the 20th century--he shows that in order to understand who we are we almost always need to look beyond ourselves to other cultures, peoples, and traditions.
Pages
128
Format
ebook
Publisher
Europa Compass
Release
November 16, 2021
ISBN
1609457102
ISBN 13
9781609457105

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