Gastronativism - Food, Identity, Politics

Fabio Parasecoli identifies and defines the phenomenon of "gastronativism," the ideological use of food to advance ideas about who belongs to a community and who does not. Featuring a wide array of examples from all over the world, this book is a timely, incisive, and lively analysis of how and why food has become a powerful political tool.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Enter Gastronativism
Part I: Gastronativism
1. Defending Privilege: Exclusionary Gastronativism
2. Toward a Better Future: Non-Exclusionary Gastronativism
Part II: The Power of Food
3. Food and Identity
4. Food and Power
Part III: Borders and Flows
5. Food, Nations, and Nationalism
6. Food and Diplomacy
7. National Products in the Global Market
Part IV: Between Here and There
8. Migrant Food
9. Contagions
Conclusion: What Future?
Notes
Index

About the author

Fabio Parasecoli

Summary

Fabio Parasecoli identifies and defines the phenomenon of “gastronativism,” the ideological use of food to advance ideas about who belongs to a community and who does not. Featuring a wide array of examples from all over the world, this book is a timely, incisive, and lively analysis of how and why food has become a powerful political tool.

Additional text

Fabio Parasecoli draws on his deep international experience in this thoughtful analysis of how food gets ensnared in political ideology to separate “us” from “them.” Gastronativism argues convincingly that food systems are indeed global, and the sooner we get those systems to bring people together, the better.

Product details

• Authors: Fabio Parasecoli, Fabio (Editor in Chief Parasecoli, Parasecoli Fabio
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780231202077
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20207-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 217 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, COOKING / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Cookery / food & drink etc, Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society, Cookery / food and drink / food writing, COOKING / Regional & Cultural / General, cooking; business and economics