The cultural feast
Subtitle: an introduction to food and society
By: Carol A. Bryant ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bryant, Carol A., 1948-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Wadsworth
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Food; Food habits; Food supply; Diet
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-432) and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the table for a cultural feast; title: Diet and human evolution; title: Food in historical perspective : dietary revolutions; title: Eating is a cultural affair; title: Food technologies : how people get their food in nonindustrial societies; title: Food technologies : how people get their food in industrialized societies; title: Food and social organization; title: Worldview, religion, and health beliefs : the ideological basis of food practices; title: Hunger in global perspective; title: Addressing global food issues; title: Dietary behavior change : how people change eating habits; title: Designing large-scale programs to change dietary practices.