| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-173) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Slow Living in the Global Everyday; 2 Slow Food; 3 Time and Speed; 4 Space and Place; 5 Food and Pleasure; 6 The Politics of Slow Living; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Speed is the essence of the modern era, but our faster, more frenetic lives often trouble us and leave us wondering how we are meant to live in today''s world. Slow Living explores the philosophy and politics of ''slowness'' as it investigates the growth of Slow Food into a worldwide, ''eco-gastronomic'' movement. Originating in Italy, Slow Food is not only committed to the preservation of traditional cuisines and sustainable agriculture but also the pleasures of the table and a slower approach to life in general. Craig and Parkins argue that slow living is a complex response to processes of g. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Quality of life.
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Quality of life. |
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Pleasure.
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Pleasure. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Craig, Geoffrey.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Parkins, Wendy. Slow living. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006 (DLC) 2005029981 |
| ISBN |
9781847880888 (electronic book) |
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1847880886 (electronic book) |
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9781845201593 |
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1845201590 |
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9781845201609 (paperback) |
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1845201604 (paperback) |
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1845201590 |
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1845201604 (paperback) |
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