Wine and Culture Vineyard to Glass

Name: Wine and Culture Vineyard to Glass
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ISBN: 9780857854018

ISBN-10: 0857854011

ISBN-13: 9780857854018

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rachel E. Black, Robert C. Ulin, Bloomsbury Publishing Staff

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Wine is one of the most celebrated and appreciated commodities around the world. Wine writers and scientists tell us much about varieties of wines, winegrowing estates, the commercial value and the biochemistry of wine, but seldom address the cultural, social, and historical conditions through which wine is produced and represented. This path-breaking collection of essays by leading anthropologists looks not only at the product but also beyond this to disclose important social and cultural issues that inform the production and consumption of wine. The authors show that wine offers a window onto a variety of cultural, social, political and economic issues throughout the world. The global…

Book details

List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 7/4/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.74" wide x 9.81" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Robert C. Ulin is Professor of Anthropology at Rochester Institute of Technology, USA where he also served for two years as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Prior to coming to RIT, Ulin served as Chair of Anthropology at Western Michigan University. He is the author of Vintages and Traditions and numerous articles on the anthropology of wine. He is also well known for his work on hermeneutics, critical theory and historical anthropology.