The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating

The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0631230920
ISBN-13 : 9780631230922
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Book Synopsis The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating by : James L. Watson

Download or read book The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating written by James L. Watson and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2004-12-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


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