The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating: A ReaderISBN: 978-0-631-23093-9
Paperback
332 pages
November 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
![]() Other Available Formats: Hardcover
|
- 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