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Food and culture : a reader / edited by Carole Counihan and Penny van Esterik.

Contributor(s): Counihan, Carole | Esterik, Penny vanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2008Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xiv, 608 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780415977777 (pbk.) :; 0415977770 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Food | Culture | Social & cultural anthropologyDDC classification: 306.4 Summary: Food touches everything important to people: it marks social difference and strengthens social bonds. Common to various peoples, it can signify very different things from table to table. This text takes a global look at the social, symbolic, and political-economic role of food. It examines some of the meanings of food and eating across cultures.
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First published in 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Food touches everything important to people: it marks social difference and strengthens social bonds. Common to various peoples, it can signify very different things from table to table. This text takes a global look at the social, symbolic, and political-economic role of food. It examines some of the meanings of food and eating across cultures.

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