Michael A. Lacombe
Associate Professor and Department Chair
History
Adelphi University
United States of America
Biography
Michael A. Lacombe Completed Ph.D., NYU (2006) B.A., Yale (1992)In addition to recent presentations at conferences in the United States, Canada, and overseas, Professor LaCombe is a regular participant in the Columbia University Seminar in Early American History and Culture.
Research Interest
Professor LaCombe's research interests are focused on the English Atlantic world before 1650, and in particular the role of food in interactions between English travelers and native groups.
Publications
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Michael A. LaCombe (2010), "'a continuall and dayly Table for Gentlemen of fashion': Humanism, Food, and Authority at Jamestown, 1607-1609". American Historical Review, 115, 669-687.
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Michael A. LaCombe (2012). Political Gastronomy: Food and Authority in the English Atlantic World. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.
