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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813665503321

Titolo

Inside ancient kitchens [[electronic resource] ] : new directions in the study of daily meals and feasts / / Edited by Elizabeth A. Klarich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, c2010

ISBN

1-60732-060-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KlarichElizabeth

Disciplina

394.1

Soggetti

Prehistoric peoples - Food

Indians - Food

Food habits - History

Food preferences - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Behind the Scenes and into the Kitchen -- 2: Food Preparation and Feasting in the Household and Political Economy of Pre-Hispanic Philippine Chiefdoms -- 3: The Cycle of Production, Preparation, and Consumption in a Northern Mesopotamian City -- 4: Fine Dining and Fabulous Atmosphere -- 5: Big Hearths and Big Pots -- 6: Maya Palace Kitchens -- 7: Feeding the Fire -- 8: The Wari Brewer Woman -- 9: Expanding the Feast -- 10: Making Meals (Matter) -- Index.