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Item Details
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THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF FOOD AND EATING
A READER |
| By: |
James L. Watson (Editor), Melissa L. Caldwell (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£36.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0631230939 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780631230939 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
3 November, 2004 |
| Series: |
Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. . |
| Synopsis: |
The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. * Uses food as a central idiom for teaching about culture and addresses broad themes such as globalization, capitalism, market economies, and consumption practices * Spanning 5 continents, features studies from 11 countries-Japan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Burkina Faso, Chile, Trinidad, Mexico, and the United States * Offers discussion of such hot topics as sushi, fast food, gourmet foods, and food scares and contamination |
| Illustrations: |
0 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Blackwell Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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