The cultural politics of food and eating : a reader / edited by James L. Watson and Melissa L. Caldwell.
Rather than replicating an anthology of classic writings on food or the anthropology of food, this title addresses the study of food in relation to larger themes that are emerging in social anthropology: globalization, capitalism, 'new' market economies, and consumption practices.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2005.
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| Series: | Blackwell readers in anthropology ;
8. |
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| Summary: | Rather than replicating an anthology of classic writings on food or the anthropology of food, this title addresses the study of food in relation to larger themes that are emerging in social anthropology: globalization, capitalism, 'new' market economies, and consumption practices. "The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating is a collection of readings that uses the study of food as a vehicle for addressing broad themes that are emerging in social anthropology: globalization, capitalism, market economies, and consumption practices." "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. It includes studies from eleven countries across five continents on such hot topics as sushi, fast food, gourmet foods, and food scares and contamination."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 320 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0631230920 9780631230922 0631230939 9780631230939 |