Consuming Geographies: We Are Where We Eat

By David J. Bell

Book Overview

The 'cultural turn' has brought identity politics and issues of consumption to the fore in geography . By exploring geographies of food consumption, Bell and Valentine examine how we all think place and identity through food. We are where we eat.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415137675
• ISBN13: 9780415137676
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

From local to global food

Consuming Geographies probably will be one of the best books on how food constructs our social life. Beardsworth and Keil explain th main role of food and identity in different social scenarios. The introduction of the book gives the state of the art if someone is trying to study food and identity. Finally, the bibliography can give good references for those interested in foodways.