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Revolution at the Table

The Transformation of the American Diet

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Revolution at the Table

The Transformation of the American Diet

By: Harvey Levenstein

This book, first published by OUP, is a classic of culinary history; with his discussion of the revolution that took place in American attitudes toward food between 1880 and 1930, Levenstein laid the the foundation for the social history of food in modern America.

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Univ of California Press

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0520234391

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Paradox of Plenty

A Social History of Eating in Modern America

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Paradox of Plenty

A Social History of Eating in Modern America

By: Harvey Levenstein

This book is intended for those interested in US food habits and diets during the 20th century, American history, American social life and customs.

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0520234405

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9780520234406

Fear of Food

A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Fear of Food

A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat

By: Harvey Levenstein

These include Nobel Prize-winner Eli Metchnikoff, who advised that yogurt would enable people to live to be 140, and Elmer McCollum, the "discoverer" of vitamins, who tailored his warnings about vitamin deficiencies to suit the food producers who funded him. Levenstein also highlights how large food companies have taken advantage of these concerns by marketing their products to combat the fear of the moment. Such examples include the co-opting of the "natural foods" movement, which grew out of the belief that inhabitants of a remote Himalayan Shangri-la enjoyed remarkable health by avoiding the very kinds of processed food these corporations produced, and the physiologist Ancel Keys, originator of the Mediterranean Diet, who provided the basis for a powerful coalition of scientists, doctors, food producers, and others to convince Americans that high-fat foods were deadly.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226473740

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Seductive Journey

American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Seductive Journey

American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age

By: Harvey Levenstein

For centuries, France has cast an extraordinary spell on travelers. Harvey Levenstein's Seductive Journey explains why so many Americans have visited it, and tells, in colorful detail, what they did when they got there. The result is a highly entertaining examination of the transformation of American attitudes toward French food, sex, and culture, as well as an absorbing exploration of changing notions of class, gender, race, and nationality. Levenstein begins in 1786, when Thomas Jefferson instructed young upper-class American men to travel overseas for self-improvement rather than debauchery. Inspired by these sentiments, many men crossed the Atlantic to develop "taste" and refinement. However, the introduction of the transatlantic steamship in the mid-nineteenth century opened France to people further down the class ladder. As the upper class distanced themselves from the lower-class travelers, tourism in search of culture gave way to the tourism of "conspicuous leisure," sex, and sensuality. Cultural tourism became identified with social-climbing upper-middle-class women. In the 1920s, prohibition in America and a new middle class intent on "having fun" helped make drunken sprees in Paris more enticing than trudging through the Louvre. Bitter outbursts of French anti-Americanism failed to jolt the American ideal of a sensual, happy-go-lucky France, full of joie de vivre. It remained Americans' favorite overseas destination. From Fragonard to foie gras, the delicious details of this story of how American visitors to France responded to changing notions of leisure and blazed the trail for modern mass tourism makes for delightful, thought-provoking reading. "...a thoroughly readable and highly likable book."—Deirdre Blair, New York Times Book Review

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0226473791

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Revolution at the Table

The Transformation of the American Diet

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Revolution at the Table

The Transformation of the American Diet

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In this wide-ranging and entertaining study Harvey Levenstein tells of the remarkable transformation in how Americans ate that took place from 1880 to 1930.

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Paradox of Plenty

A Social History of Eating in Modern America

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Paradox of Plenty

A Social History of Eating in Modern America

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This book is intended for those interested in US food habits and diets during the 20th century, American history, American social life and customs.

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Fear of Food

A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat

By: Harvey Levenstein

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A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat

By: Harvey Levenstein

An “entertaining and enlightening” history of the scares, scams, and pseudoscience that have made food a source of anxiety in America (The Boston Globe). Are eggs the perfect protein, or cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart, or bad for my liver? Will pesticides and processed foods kill me? In this book, food historian Harvey Levenstein encourages us to take a deep breath, and reveals the people and vested interests who have created and exploited so many worries surrounding the subject of what we eat. He tells of the prominent scientists who first warned about deadly germs and poisons, and those who charged that processing foods robs them of life-giving vitamins and minerals. These include Nobel laureate Eli Metchnikoff, who advised that yogurt would enable people to live to 140, and Elmer McCollum, the “discoverer” of vitamins, who tailored his warnings about deficiencies to suit the food producers who funded him. He also highlights how companies have taken advantage of these concerns—by marketing their products to the fear of the moment. Fear of Food is a lively look at the food industry and American culture, as well as a much-needed voice of reason; Levenstein expertly questions these stories of constantly changing advice, and helps free us from irrational fears so we can rediscover the joy of eating. “Guides us through an entertaining series of obsessions—from the outsized fear of flies spreading germs (leading to the 1905 invention of the fly swatter) to a panic about germ-ridden cats infecting human food (which led to a 1912 Chicago public health warning that felines were ‘extremely dangerous to humanity’)…[a] roster of American food nuttiness.”—TheBoston Globe “[Takes] readers through a succession of American fads and panics, from an epidemic of ‘germophobia’ at the start of the twentieth century to fat phobia at its end. He exposes the instigators of these panics: not only the hucksters and opportunists but also the scientists and health experts.”—Times Literary Supplement

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0226473732

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The Uncertainty of Everyday Life, 1915-1945

By: Harvey Green

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The Uncertainty of Everyday Life, 1915-1945

By: Harvey Green

The era between the world wars, from the "roaring 20s" to the grim days of the Great Depression, was a time of tremendous change. The United States became an increasingly urban culture as people left their farms to seek work in the cities. Many blacks moved North to escape the violence and racism of a resurgent Ku Klux Klan in the South. And, while life became more comfortable for many Americans during this period, by 1941 only half the population enjoyed the modern conveniences we now take for granted. With improvements in technology and the rise of consumerism (spurred by the new "science" of advertising) the country was expanding in every direction. However, for many Americans, daily life was fraught with uncertainty. Jobs and wages were unpredictable, labor unrest was constant, and savings vanished in the stock market. In this vividly detailed narrative, Harvey Green recounts an era of unprecedented change in American culture and examines the impact of these uncertain times on such aspects of daily life as employment, home life, gender roles, education, religion, and recreation.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557285985

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Migration and Urbanization in the Ruhr Valley

1821-1914

By: James Harvey Jackson

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Migration and Urbanization in the Ruhr Valley

1821-1914

By: James Harvey Jackson

This book analyzes the human consequences of urbanization and geographical mobility for residents of a major city in the Ruhr Valley of Germany during the century-long transition from an agrarian order to the industrial era. By utilizing an un-precidented combination of demographic records, it reshapes the conventional understanding of central European migration.

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BRILL

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0391040332

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9780391040335

Relevant Accounting Concepts and Applications (RLE Accounting)

The Writings and Contributions of C. Rufus Rorem

By: Harvey S. Hendrickson

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Relevant Accounting Concepts and Applications (RLE Accounting)

The Writings and Contributions of C. Rufus Rorem

By: Harvey S. Hendrickson

C. Rufus Rorem, (1894-1988) was a pioneer in the development of group medical insurance and pre-paid health care. At the time the concepts were radical, but in 1937 he became head of the American Hospital Association's committee on hospital services, which fostered the first prepaid hospitalization plans in New York and other cities, followed in the 1940's by doctors' group practice. This collection includes out of print and difficult to access primary and secondary sources on Rorem’s work, including his 1929 dissertation which presents his major, and still relevant writings on financial accounting theory and practice in a comprehensive, integrated context.

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Routledge

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1134748604

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Intuitive Biostatistics

A Nonmathematical Guide to Statistical Thinking

By: Harvey Motulsky

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Intuitive Biostatistics

A Nonmathematical Guide to Statistical Thinking

By: Harvey Motulsky

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of Intuitive Biostatistics retains and refines the core perspectives of the previous edition: a focus on how to interpret statistical results rather than on how to analyze data, minimal use of equations, and a detailed review of assumptions and common mistakes. Intuitive Biostatistics, Completely Revised Second Edition, provides a clear introduction to statistics for undergraduate and graduate students and also serves as a statistics refresher for working scientists.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199730067

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9780199730063

Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology

By: Harvey Checkoway,Neil Pearce,David Kriebel

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Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology

By: Harvey Checkoway,Neil Pearce,David Kriebel

This book reviews the wide range of principles and methods used in epidemiologic studies of working populations. It describes the historical development of occupational epidemiology, the approaches to characterizing workplace exposures, and the methods for designing and implementing epidemiologic studies. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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Monographs in Epidemiology and

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0195092422

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Fostering Independent Learning

Practical Strategies to Promote Student Success

By: Virginia Smith Harvey,Louise A. Chickie-Wolfe

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Fostering Independent Learning

Practical Strategies to Promote Student Success

By: Virginia Smith Harvey,Louise A. Chickie-Wolfe

Accessible, practical, and empowering, this book gives school professionals the tools to put students in charge of their own learning. Going beyond traditional "study skills" guides that focus on the mechanics of homework completion and test taking, the authors address the underlying psychological factors that influence academic success and lifelong learning. They provide step-by-step guidance and data-based interventions for helping each student develop a repertoire of problem-solving strategies in the areas of motivation, emotional responses to learning, behavior, time management, organization, memory, reading, writing, math, and more. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying, the volume includes dozens of reproducible handouts and forms. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series.

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Guilford Press

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159385451X

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Trust in Food

A Comparative and Institutional Analysis

By: U. Kjaernes,M. Harvey,A. Warde

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Trust in Food

A Comparative and Institutional Analysis

By: U. Kjaernes,M. Harvey,A. Warde

The BSE epidemic, GM foods, avian flu, the growth of supermarkets and the crisis in obesity have shaken consumer trust in food. Uncovering surprising differences between countries, Trust in Food examines this and challenges the idea of the consumer as a sovereign individual, demonstrating how consumption is institutionalized within society.

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Springer

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0230627617

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The Soviet World of American Communism

By: Harvey Klehr,John Earl Haynes,Kyrill M. Anderson

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The Soviet World of American Communism

By: Harvey Klehr,John Earl Haynes,Kyrill M. Anderson

The Secret World of American Communism (1995), filled with revelations about Communist party covert operations in the United States, created an international sensation. Now the American authors of that book, along with Soviet archivist Kyrill M. Anderson, offer a second volume of profound social, political, and historical importance. Based on documents newly available from Russian archives, The Soviet World of American Communism conclusively demonstrates the continuous and intimate ties between the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) and Moscow. In a meticulous investigation of the personal, organizational, and financial links between the CPUSA and Soviet Communists, the authors find that Moscow maintained extensive control of the CPUSA, even of the American rank and file. The widely accepted view that the CPUSA was essentially an idealistic organization devoted to the pursuit of social justice must be radically revised, say the authors. Although individuals within the organization may not have been aware of Moscow’s influence, the leaders of the organization most definitely were. The authors explain and annotate ninety-five documents, reproduced here in their entirety or in large part, and they quote from hundreds of others to reveal the actual workings of the American Communist party. They show that: • the USSR covertly provided a large part of the CPUSA budget from the early 1920s to the end of the 1980s; • Moscow issued orders, which the CPUSA obeyed, on issues ranging from what political decisions the American party should make to who should serve in the party leadership; • the CPUSA endorsed Stalin’s purges and the persecution of Americans living in Russia.

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Yale University Press

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0300138008

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9780300138009

The Communist Experience in America

A Political and Social History

By: Harvey Klehr

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The Communist Experience in America

A Political and Social History

By: Harvey Klehr

Arguments about whether distinctive features of American society, culture, political structure, economic system, or population account for the relative weakness of American radicalism have engaged historians, sociologists, and political scientists for decades. Influential concepts such as frontier theory have been linked with the absence of class conflict in America. Other analysts have attributed the failure of the American Left to fierce repression, giving red scares and the McCarthy era as illustrations. Some have linked the American Left's failure to American immigration, winner-take-all elections, and the cultural values of individualism. The Communist Party, one of America's largest and longest lasting radical groups, offers many lessons about how radical political groups can take advantage of-or squander-their opportunities.Klehr focuses on the theme of American exceptionalism and problems that America's capitalist society raised for Marxism and other radical groups. The Communist Experience in America deals with dissident communist formulations. Such groups included a number of talented men who went on to a variety of political and literary careers. Klehr also deals with fellow travelers, some of whom wrote fascinating essays on American exceptionalism and the decline of political extremism.In part, Klehr hopes to inspire the same moral outrage about Communism that fuels those dedicated to ensuring that Nazi crimes are never forgotten or obfuscated. Communism, in practice everywhere in the world, also came at enormous human cost. Regardless of their other virtues or qualities, those who supported or defended Communism from the safety of the United States must be called to account. This work does just that; in detail and depth.

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Routledge

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1351484745

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The Secret World of American Communism

By: Harvey Klehr,John Earl Haynes,Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov

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The Secret World of American Communism

By: Harvey Klehr,John Earl Haynes,Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov

The hidden world of American communism can now be examined with the help of documents from the recently opened archives of the former Soviet Union. Interweaving narrative and documents, the authors of this book present a convincing new picture of the Communist Part of the the United States of America (CPUSA), providing proof that it was involved in espionage and other subversive activitives. 16 illustrations.

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0300137834

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Seductive Journey

American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age

By: Harvey Levenstein

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Seductive Journey

American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age

By: Harvey Levenstein

PrefacePt. 1: In Search of Taste and Distinction, 1786-18481: Jefferson versus Adams 2: Getting There Was Not Half the Fun 3: A Man's World 4: Eat, Drink, but Be Wary 5: "The Athens of Modern Europe" 6: Pleasures of the Flesh Pt. 2: Paris and Tourism Transformed, 1848-18707: Paris Transformed 8: Keeping Away from the Joneses 9: The Feminization of American Tourism Pt. 3: Class, Gender, and the Rise of Leisure Tourism, 1870-191410: "The Golden Age of Travel" 11: Prisoners of Leisure: Upper-Class Tourism 12: How "The Other Half" Toured 13: Class, Gender, and the Rise of Antitourism 14: Machismo, Morality, and Millionaires Pt. 4: The Invasion of the Lower Orders, 1917-193015: Doughboys and Dollars 16: "How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?" 17: A Farewell to "Culture Vultures" 18: Unhappy Hosts, Unwelcome Visitors 19: Epilogue Notes Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226473775

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Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States

Art, Nature, and Culture

By: Eleanor Jones Harvey

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Alexander Von Humboldt and the United States

Art, Nature, and Culture

By: Eleanor Jones Harvey

The enduring influence of naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American art, culture, and politics Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer whose books graced the shelves of American artists, scientists, philosophers, and politicians. Humboldt visited the United States for six weeks in 1804, engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with such figures as Thomas Jefferson and the painter Charles Willson Peale. It was perhaps the most consequential visit by a European traveler in the young nation's history, one that helped to shape an emerging American identity grounded in the natural world. In this beautifully illustrated book, Eleanor Jones Harvey examines how Humboldt left a lasting impression on American visual arts, sciences, literature, and politics. She shows how he inspired a network of like-minded individuals who would go on to embrace the spirit of exploration, decry slavery, advocate for the welfare of Native Americans, and extol America's wilderness as a signature component of the nation's sense of self. Harvey traces how Humboldt's ideas influenced the transcendentalists and the landscape painters of the Hudson River School, and laid the foundations for the Smithsonian Institution, the Sierra Club, and the National Park Service. Alexander von Humboldt and the United States looks at paintings, sculptures, maps, and artifacts, and features works by leading American artists such as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Frederic Church, and Samuel F. B. Morse. Published in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC Exhibition Schedule Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC September 18, 2020–January 3, 2021

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Princeton University Press

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0691200807

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9780691200804

We'll Always Have Paris

American Tourists in France since 1930

By: Harvey Levenstein

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We'll Always Have Paris

American Tourists in France since 1930

By: Harvey Levenstein

For much of the twentieth century, Americans had a love/hate relationship with France. While many admired its beauty, culture, refinement, and famed joie de vivre, others thought of it as a dilapidated country populated by foul-smelling, mean-spirited anti-Americans driven by a keen desire to part tourists from their money. We'll Always Have Paris explores how both images came to flourish in the United States, often in the minds of the same people. Harvey Levenstein takes us back to the 1930s, when, despite the Great Depression, France continued to be the stomping ground of the social elite of the eastern seaboard. After World War II, wealthy and famous Americans returned to the country in droves, helping to revive its old image as a wellspring of sophisticated and sybaritic pleasures. At the same time, though, thanks in large part to Communist and Gaullist campaigns against U.S. power, a growing sensitivity to French anti-Americanism began to color tourists' experiences there, strengthening the negative images of the French that were already embedded in American culture. But as the century drew on, the traditional positive images were revived, as many Americans again developed an appreciation for France's cuisine, art, and urban and rustic charms. Levenstein, in his colorful, anecdotal style, digs into personal correspondence, journalism, and popular culture to shape a story of one nation's relationship to another, giving vivid play to Americans' changing response to such things as France's reputation for sexual freedom, haute cuisine, high fashion, and racial tolerance. He puts this tumultuous coupling of France and the United States in historical perspective, arguing that while some in Congress say we may no longer have french fries, others, like Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, know they will always have Paris, and France, to enjoy and remember.

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