Fast food and junk food : an encyclopedia of what we love to eat / Andrew F. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Andrew F., 1946-

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convenience foods--Encyclopedias.

Convenience foods.

Junk food--Encyclopedias.

Junk food.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (lx, 815 pages)) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat--and how healthy we are (or aren't). Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat tells the intriguing, fun, and incredible stories behind the successes of these commercial food products and documents the numerous health-related, environmental, cultural, and politico-economic issues associated with them. With more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries, this two-volume encyclopedia contains enough listings to allow readers to research a wide range of fascinating topics. The author treats the massive amount of subject material within this reference title in a fair and balanced manner. A secondary focus of this encyclopedia is to chart the spread of some American fast food chains and commercially produced junk foods internationally.

Contents:

v. 1. A-J

v. 2. K-Z.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Fast food and junk food.

ISBN:

031339394X

9780313393945

Publisher Number:

99948495660

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.