Around the Tuscan Table Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence

Name: Around the Tuscan Table Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence
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ISBN: 9780415946735

ISBN-10: 0415946735

ISBN-13: 9780415946735

Edition: 2004

Authors: Carole Counihan

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Renowned food scholar Carole Counihan serves up a delicious narrative about family and food in twentieth-century Florence. By looking at how family, and especially gender relations, have changed in Florence since the ending of World War II and continuing on to an examination of current food practices today,Around the Tuscan Tableoffers a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food. How food is produced, distributed, and consumed speaks volumes about a given culture, and this compelling and artfully narrated book aims to preserve, propagate, and interpret Florentines' world-renowned cuisine and culture. At the market, in the kitchen, and around the table,…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/2/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface and Acknowledgments



Food as Voice in Twentieth-Century Florence



Florentine Cuisine and Culture



Historical Roots of Florentine Food, Family, and Gender



Florentine Diet and Culture



Food Production, Reproduction, and Gender



Balancing Gender Differences



Commensality, Family, and Community



Parents and Children: Feeding and Gender



Food and Gender: Toward the Future



Conclusion: Molto, Ma Buono?


Appendices



Life Synopses of Subjects in 1984



Glossary of Italian Terms



Recipe List: Recipes Collected from All Subjects



Recipes


Notes


Bibliography


Index