Cultural Politics of Food and Eating A Reader

Name: Cultural Politics of Food and Eating A Reader
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ISBN: 9780631230939

ISBN-10: 0631230939

ISBN-13: 9780631230939

Edition: 2005

Authors: James L. Watson, Melissa L. Caldwell

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Rather than replicating an anthology of classic writings on food or the anthropology of food, this title addresses the study of food in relation to larger themes that are emerging in social anthropology: globalization, capitalism, 'new' market economies, and consumption practices.

Book details

List price: $66.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.60" wide x 9.70" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Food and Globalization



How Sushi Went Global




French Beans for the Masses: A Modern Historical Geography of Food in Burkina Faso




Fresh Demand: The Consumption of Chilean Produce in the United States




Coca-Cola: A Black Sweet Drink from Trinidad




Chinaï¿½s Big Mac Attack




Of Hamburger and Social Space: Consuming McDonaldï¿½s in Beijing




Yuppification, Gentrification, and Domesticating Tastes



Childrenï¿½s Food and Islamic Dietary Restrictions in Xiï¿½an




The Rise of Yuppie Coffees and the Reimagination of Class in the United States




Crafting Grand Cru Chocolates in Contemporary France




Globalized Childhood? Kentucky Fried Chicken in Beijing




Domesticating the French Fry: McDonaldï¿½s and Consumerism in Moscow




ï¿½India Shoppingï¿½: Indian Grocery Stores and Transnational Configurations of Belonging




The Political Economy of Food



Food and the Counterculture: A Story of Bread and Politics




Industrial Tortillas and Folkloric Pepsi: The Nutritional Consequences of Hybrid Cuisines in Mexico




Food, Hunger, and the State




The Bakers of Bernberg and the Logics of Communism and Capitalism




The Global Food Fight




Half-Lives and Healthy Bodies: Discourses on ï¿½Contaminatedï¿½ Food and Healing in Post-Chernobyl Ukraine




Mad Cow Mysteries