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Autore |
Douglas Mary <1921-2007., > |
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Titolo |
Food in the social order : studies of food and festivities in three American communities / / Mary Douglas |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-415-48852-4 |
1-315-82404-3 |
1-317-83368-6 |
1-317-83369-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Collana |
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Mary Douglas collected works ; ; 9 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Food habits - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 1973 by Routledge--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Standard social uses of food : introduction / Mary Douglas -- 2. Metaphysical aspects of an Oglala food system / William K. Powers, Marla M.N. Powers -- 3. Sociocultural dynamics and food habits in a southern community / Tony Larry Whitehead -- 4. Meal formats, meal cycles, and menu negotiation in the maintenance of an Italian-American community / Judith G. Goode, Karen Curtis, Janet Theophano -- 5. Measurement of calendrical information in food-taking behavior / Jonathan L. Gross. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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First published in 1984, This work is a cross-cultural study of the moral and social meaning of food. It is a collection of articles by Douglas and her colleagues covering the food system of the Oglala Sioux, the food habits of families in rural North Carolina, meal formats in an Italian-American community near Philadelphia. It also includes a grid/group analysis of food consumption. |
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