Eating Together: Food, Space, and Identity in Malaysia and Singapore

by Gaik Cheng Khoo, Jean Duruz, Gaik Cheng Khoo

Accepting the challenge of rethinking connections of food, space and identity within everyday spaces of "public" eating in Malaysia and Singapore, the authors enter street stalls, hawker centers, markets, cafes, restaurants, "food streets," and "ethnic" neighborhoods to offer a broader picture of the meaning of eating in public places. The book creates a strong sense of the ways different people live, eat, work, and relax together, and traces negotiations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442227400
• ISBN13: 9781442227408
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"