Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide to Food

By Gillian Crowther

Book Overview

Humans have an appetite for food, and anthropology--as the study of human beings, their culture, and society--has an interest in the role of food. From ingredients and recipes to meals and menus across time and space, Eating Culture is a highly engaging overview that illustrates the important role that anthropology and anthropologists have played in understanding food. Organized around the sometimes elusive concept of cuisine and the public discourse--on gastronomy, nutrition, sustainability, and culinary skills--that surrounds it, this practical guide to anthropological method and theory brings order and insight to our changing relationship with food.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442604654
• ISBN13: 9781442604650
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.2"