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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817923003321

Autore

Marak Queenbala

Titolo

Food politics : studying food, identity and difference among the Garos. / / Queenbala Marak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-7747-6

1-4438-5924-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

338.4766400973

Soggetti

Food industry and trade - United States

Nutrition policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Food and eating has always been endowed with meanings. It is one of the most visible and important symbols of identity and difference, uniting the members of a community and segregating them from other communities. This inclusion and exclusion can be observed not only in what they eat or what they are known to eat, but also how they eat, how they prepare and serve their food, and what happens after food is taken. The study of food politics and questions of identity and difference can, therefo...