The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating

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The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. <br /> <ul class=”noindent”> <li>Uses food as a central idiom for teaching about culture and addresses broad themes such as globalization, capitalism, market economies, and consumption practices<br /> </li> <li>Spanning 5 continents, features studies from 11 countries—Japan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Burkina Faso, Chile, Trinidad, Mexico, and the United States<br /> </li> <li>Offers discussion of such hot topics as sushi, fast food, gourmet foods, and food scares and contamination</li> </ul>