Man · 1993 · 34 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesCultural StudiesHistoryCultural HistoryFestival StudiesOral TraditionCake AppearanceCake StructureCulinary HeritageCulinary TraditionsDining PracticesHospitality PracticesBridal Costume HistoryComparative Cultural HistoryCultural Change ProcessesCultural Co-creationWedding Cultural TraditionsWedding Feast Traditions
Introduction PART I: 1. The British Wedding Cake in the Late Twentieth Century 2. Variation, differences and Themes 3. Cultural Creation: myth, history and language 4. When the Wedding Cake Was Not and Might Never Have Been PART II: 5. Great Cakes, Plum(b) Cakes and Bride Cakes 6. Confectionery and Icing 7. The Rise of the Victorian Cake and its Successors PART III: 8. Uses and Their Evolution 9. Meanings and Interpretation 10. Towards a Theory of Cultural Change.