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Bezig met laden... Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America's Fast-Food Kingdom (2019)door Adam Chandler
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Made me miss grad school. If I'd continued down the American/Popular Culture Studies PhD path, this is the kind of book I'd have wanted to write. Chandler clearly did quite a bit of research, and I was constantly drawing from my own Popular Culture education to make connections to cultural theory. Completely accessible read filled with tons of fun facts. ( ) I saw this book in BookPage and requested it from my local library. It was interesting, but I did find there were times I had to set it aside for a few hours and then go back to it as my brain just did not want to compute. The information on White Castle was interesting. I didn't realize they'd been credited with starting the burger joint craze. (We didn't have any White Castles nearby when I was growing up.) I'd heard the information on McDonald's in the past but was better able to put it into context while reading this book. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Most any honest person can own up to harboring at least one fast-food guilty pleasure. In Drive-Thru Dreams, Adam Chandler explores the inseparable link between fast food and American life for the past century. The dark underbelly of the industry's largest players has long been scrutinized and gutted, characterized as impersonal, greedy, corporate, and worse. But, in unexpected ways, fast food is also deeply personal and emblematic of a larger than life image of America. With wit and nuance, Chandler reveals the complexities of this industry through heartfelt anecdotes and fascinating trivia as well as interviews with fans, executives, and workers. He traces the industry from its roots in Wichita, where White Castle became the first fast food chain in 1921 and successfully branded the hamburger as the official all-American meal, to a teenager's 2017 plea for a year's supply of Wendy's chicken nuggets, which united the internet to generate the most viral tweet of all time. Drive-Thru Dreams by Adam Chandler tells an intimate and contemporary story of America--its humble beginning, its innovations and failures, its international charisma, and its regional identities--through its beloved roadside fare."--Publisher's website. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)647.9573Technology Home and family management Hospitality (Restaurants, Hotels) and Property Management Restaurants and Hotels RestaurantsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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