The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating: A Reader (Wiley

The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating: A Reader (Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology Book 2)
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 countriesâ€”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
Country USA
Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2008-06-09
Format Kindle eBook

The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating: A Reader (Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology Book 2)