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Food and Culture: A Reader

Resource Type

Book - Parent

Description

"Food touches everything important to people: it marks social differences and strengthens social bonds. Common to all peoples, yet it can signify very different things from table to table. Food and Culture takes a global look at the social, symbolic and political-economic role of food. The stellar contributors to this reader examine some of the meanings of food and eating across cultures, with particular attention to how men and women define themselves differently through their foodways. Articles reveal how food habits and beliefs both present a microcosm of any culture and also contribute to our understanding of human behavior. Crossing many disciplinary boundaries, this reader includes the perspectives of anthropology, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology." -From the Publisher

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0415917107

Authors

Carole Counihan , Penny Van Esterik

Publication

1997 Routledge

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