02236nam 2200481 450 991055423260332120221003045504.09780300263077(electronic book)0-300-26307-410.12987/9780300263077(CKB)5510000000041463(MiAaPQ)EBC6687699(Au-PeEL)EBL6687699(OCoLC)1263028604(DE-B1597)600654(DE-B1597)9780300263077(EXLCZ)99551000000004146320220413d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhy food matters /Paul FreedmanNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (ix, 204 pages)Why X MattersIncludes bibliographical references and index.1: Feast and Famine -- 2: Religious Rules and Gastronomic Identity -- 3: Taste -- 4: Rejecting and Enjoying the Food of Others -- 5: Food and Health -- 6: Women, Men, and Food -- 7: Race -- 8 Conviviality -- 9: Food and the Present Crises.An award-winning historian makes the case for food's cultural importance, stressing its crucial role throughout human history. In this short, passionate book, Paul Freedman makes the case for food's vital importance, stressing its crucial role in the evolution of human identity and human civilizations. Freedman presents a highly readable and illuminating account of food's unique role in our lives, a way of expressing community and celebration, but also divisive with regard to race, cultural difference, gender, and geography. This wide-ranging book is a must-read for food lovers and all those interested in how cultures and identities are formed and maintained.Why X matters.FoodHistoryFood habitsFoodHistory.Food habits.Freedman Paul1949-1221960MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910554232603321Why food matters2833712UNINA