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The untold history of Ramen : how political crisis in Japan spawned a global food craze

Title
The untold history of Ramen : how political crisis in Japan spawned a global food craze / George Solt.
Author
Solt, George, 1978-
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]

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Description
xvii, 222 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture.
Series Statement
California studies in food and culture ; 49
Uniform Title
California studies in food and culture ; 49.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.
Contents
National food -- Street life : Chinese noodles for Japanese workers -- Not an easy road : black market Ramen and the U.S. occupation -- Move on up : fuel for rapid growth -- Like it is, like it was : rebranding Ramen -- Flavor of the month : American Ramen and "cool Japan" -- Time will tell : A food of opposition.
Call Number
JFE 14-6646
ISBN
  • 9780520277564 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0520277562 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780520282353 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0520282353 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013034120
OCLC
858672463
Author
Solt, George, 1978-
Title
The untold history of Ramen : how political crisis in Japan spawned a global food craze / George Solt.
Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
California studies in food and culture ; 49
California studies in food and culture ; 49.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-6646
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