The hamburger : a history / Josh Ozersky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ozersky, Josh.

Series:

Icons of America.

[Icons of America]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hamburgers--History.

Hamburgers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What do Americans think of when they think of the hamburger? A robust, succulent spheroid of fresh ground beef, the birthright of red-blooded citizens? Or a Styrofoam-shrouded Big Mac, mass-produced to industrial specifications and served by wage slaves t

Contents:

""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION: Sizzle and Symbolism""; ""ONE: The Hamburg-American Line""; ""TWO: “All This from a Five-Cent Hamburger!�""; ""THREE: The Organization Man""; ""FOUR: Have It Your Way""; ""FIVE: The Hamburger in Power""; ""Notes""; ""Illustration Credits""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Notes:

Series from jacket.

"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-08863-7

0-300-15402-X

9786612088636

9786612351860

1-282-35186-9