The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating: A ReaderISBN: 978-0-631-23092-2
Hardcover
336 pages
November 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
 Other Available Formats: Paperback
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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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