Meanings of Maple: An Ethnography of Sugaring

Provides a cultural analysis of maple syrup making, known in Vermont as sugaring, to illustrate how maple syrup as both process and product is an aspect of cultural identity. So much more than a commodity study, Meanings of Maple frames a new approach for evaluating the broader implications of iconic foodways, and it will animate conversations in food studies for years to come.

About the author

Michael A. Lange is a professor of anthropology and folklore at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He is the author of Norwegian Scots: An Anthropological Interpretation of Viking-Scottish Identity in the Orkney Islands.

Summary

Provides a cultural analysis of maple syrup making, known in Vermont as sugaring, to illustrate how maple syrup as both process and product is an aspect of cultural identity. So much more than a commodity study, Meanings of Maple frames a new approach for evaluating the broader implications of iconic foodways, and it will animate conversations in food studies for years to come.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Lange
• Publisher: The University of Arkansas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781682260357
• ISBN: 978-1-68226-035-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Series: Food and Foodways; Food and Foodways
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries