Cheese: A Global History
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Cheese: A Global History is a non-fiction account of cheese in history and literature by Andrew Dalby
. The book explores accounts of cheese in fiction and through historical records, beginning from its unrecorded discovery but with emphasis on more recent developments. It discusses aspects of culture and language as they relate to cheese.
Andrew Dalby
Andrew Dalby is an English linguist, translator and historian who has written articles and several books on a wide range of topics including food history, language, Classical texts, and Wikipedia.-Education and early career:...
. The book explores accounts of cheese in fiction and through historical records, beginning from its unrecorded discovery but with emphasis on more recent developments. It discusses aspects of culture and language as they relate to cheese.
Publication details
- Andrew Dalby, Cheese: A Global History. London: Reaktion BooksReaktion BooksReaktion Books is an independent book publisher based in Clerkenwell, London, United Kingdom.Reaktion Books was founded in 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and moved to London in 1987....
; Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2009. ISBN 9781861895233 (Edible Series)