Food is culture / Massimo Montanari ; translated from the Italian by Albert Sonnenfeld.
Explores the premise that everything having to do with food - its capture, cultivation, preparation, and consumption - represents a cultural act. Provides insights into many patterns of culinary behavior and tradition.
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Other title: | Cibo come cultura. English. |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English Italian |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2006.
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Series: | Arts and traditions of the table.
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Summary: | Explores the premise that everything having to do with food - its capture, cultivation, preparation, and consumption - represents a cultural act. Provides insights into many patterns of culinary behavior and tradition. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 149 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780231510783 0231510780 1283008467 9781283008464 |
Language: | Translated from the Italian. |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |