Chewing Gum

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The Fortunes of Taste

By Michael Redclift

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In Chewing Gum, Michael Redclift explores the rise of chewing gum's popularity in the U.S., weaving this narrative with an intriguing account of peasant revolts in the jungles of southern Mexico led by charismatic Indian leaders.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in food culture, history, and social movements, particularly those fascinated by unconventional narratives intertwining culinary trends and political history.

This story tells the growth in popularity of chewing gum in the United States from 1860 onwards. Tapped from trees growing on the Yucatan peninsula, hence the sinificant role it has played in Central American history.

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Chewing Gum, by Michael Redclift, is a captivating exploration of the growing popularity of gum in the United States. This engaging narrative is skilfully woven together with a fascinating history of peasant revolution, led by charismatic Indians in the lush jungles of southern Mexico.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415944182

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 May 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 37 Halftones, black and white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 205

Collections

American & Canadian History Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food History & Archaeology History & Military Michael Redclift Non-Fiction

About the Author

Michael Redclift, a leading scholar in ecology and social theory, is a professor of geography at King's College, London. He is author or editor of fifteen books, including Sustainable Development and Wasted.