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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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Details
- 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 ; 49California studies in food and culture ; 49.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-6646