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.
- ISBN10 1442607750
- ISBN13 9781442607750
- Publish Date 15 October 2013 (first published 26 September 2013)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 27 October 2014
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of Toronto Press
- Format Hardcover (US Trade)
- Pages 336
- Language English