SPAM
A Global History
Seiten
2025
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-83639-066-4 (ISBN)
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-83639-066-4 (ISBN)
SPAM’s enduring global impact, from wartime necessity to cultural icon and beyond.
The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a conflict that solidified SPAM’s place in global food culture. Created by Hormel Foods in 1937 to utilize surplus pork shoulder during the Great Depression, SPAM became an essential resource during the Second World War, and helped shape perceptions of American culture. This book explores SPAM’s complex history, from its inception to its resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its enduring legacy in places like Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Okinawa and South Korea. It demonstrates how SPAM, a long-lasting and valuable protein, played a crucial role during wartime and continues to influence dietary practices worldwide.
The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a conflict that solidified SPAM’s place in global food culture. Created by Hormel Foods in 1937 to utilize surplus pork shoulder during the Great Depression, SPAM became an essential resource during the Second World War, and helped shape perceptions of American culture. This book explores SPAM’s complex history, from its inception to its resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its enduring legacy in places like Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Okinawa and South Korea. It demonstrates how SPAM, a long-lasting and valuable protein, played a crucial role during wartime and continues to influence dietary practices worldwide.
Kelly A. Spring, owner of The Fork Front and convenor of the IHR Food History Seminar, is a food history researcher. Her work examines the history of global food systems.
Foreword
Introduction
1 SPAM to the Rescue: The Business and Politics of Processed Food
2 SPAM and the March to War
3 SPAM on the British Home Front
4 SPAM in the Pacific
5 SPAM and the Korean War
6 SPAM’s Longevity and Enduring Appeal
7 SPAMtown, USA
Recipes
References
Select Bibliography
Websites and Associations
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edible |
| Zusatzinfo | 57 illustrations. 35 in colour |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 120 x 197 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Themenkochbücher |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83639-066-1 / 1836390661 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83639-066-4 / 9781836390664 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
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