Food and culture : a reader (Record no. 545776)

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fixed length control field 01751nam a22001457a 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780415521048
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 394.12
Item number CON
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Counihan, Carole,
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Food and culture : a reader
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 3
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Routledge,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1997
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. 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. The reader starts out by illustrating food's ability to convey symbolic meaning and communicates about a wide range of subjects. Next, the articles draw attention to how the practices of giving, receiving and refusing food initiate, solidify or rupture social bonds. Essays exploring the relation between body image, eating and sexuality in different societies give particular attention to the special and contradictory relation between women and food. Also demonstrated is the relation between the commodification of food, food industries, political power and colonial dominance.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Food -- Social aspects. Food habits. Alimentation -- Aspect social.
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Koha item type Book
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        Institute of English Institute of English Processing Center 30/07/2018   394.12 CON ENGAM 78 30/07/2018 30/07/2018 Book