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Routledge Food Culture in Colonial Asia: A Taste of Empire

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Explore the social history of colonial food practices through this academic study from Routledge. Covering India, Malaysia, and Singapore between 1858 and 1963, this book examines how Asian domestic servants shaped the development of colonial cuisine. By looking at the daily lives within colonial households, the text provides a new perspective on how food was prepared and consumed. This work moves beyond traditional views of colonial dining. It investigates culinary practices found in diverse settings, including clubs, hill stations, hotels, and restaurants. Through a careful study of domestic cookbooks, household management manuals, memoirs, diaries, and travelogues, the book reveals how a distinctive cuisine emerged. This development was not one-sided, but rather the result of negotiation and collaboration between different groups in a changing empire. It is an essential resource for those studying the history of Asia, culinary evolution, or colonial social structures.

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Provides a detailed social history of colonial food practices in India, Malaysia, and Singapore from 1858 to 1963.

Analyzes the significant role Asian domestic servants played in the development of colonial cuisine.

Uses diverse primary sources including cookbooks, household management manuals, memoirs, diaries, and travelogues.

Examines culinary life across various settings such as colonial households, clubs, hill stations, hotels, and restaurants.

Offers a new perspective by arguing that colonial cuisine emerged through negotiation and collaboration.

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hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
04 May 2011
Listed Since
29 July 2010

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