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1 online resource (xii, 149 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Arts and traditions of the table
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Arts and traditions of the table.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Creating one's own food -- Nature and culture -- Even nature is culture -- Playing with time (and climate) -- Playing with space -- Conflicts -- The invention of cuisine -- Fire> cooking> kitchen> cuisine> civilization -- Written cuisine and oral cooking -- Anticuisine -- Roasted and boiled -- Pleasure and health -- The pleasure and the duty of choice -- Taste is a cultural product -- Digression : playing at "historical cuisine" -- Taste is a product of society -- From the geography of taste to the taste of geography -- The paradox of globalization -- Food, language, identity -- Eating together -- The grammar of food -- Substitutions and annexations -- Tell me how much you eat and I'll tell you who you are -- The how, the why, and the wherewithal -- Food and the calendar : a lost dimension? -- Identity, exchange, traditions, and "origins" -- Roots : a metaphor to use all the way. |
Summary |
Explores the premise that everything having to do with food - its capture, cultivation, preparation, and consumption - represents a cultural act. Provides insights into many patterns of culinary behavior and tradition. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
Translated from the Italian. |
Subject |
Food -- History.
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Food. |
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History. |
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Food habits -- History.
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Food habits. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Title |
Cibo come cultura. English
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Other Form: |
Print version: Montanari, Massimo, 1949- Cibo come cultura. English. Food is culture. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006 0231137907 9780231137904 (DLC) 2006022441 (OCoLC)70335145 |
ISBN |
9780231510783 (electronic book) |
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0231510780 (electronic book) |
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1283008467 |
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9781283008464 |
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9780231137904 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0231137907 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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