Food and culture
Subtitle: a reader
By: edited by Carole COunihan and Panny Van Esterik.
Contributors: Counihan, Carole, 1948-; Van Esterik, Penny.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780415977760; 9780415977777
Subjects: Food -- Social aspects; Food habits
Description: This reader reveals how food habits and beliefs both present a microcosm of any culture and contribute to our understanding of human behaviour. Particular attention is given to how men and women define themselves differently through food choices.