Feasts, Fasts, Famine - Food for Thought

Summary

This study deals with three domains of food which raise complex epistemological, political and moral issues. Through an examination of a wide range of material drawn from anthropology, history, literature and political economy, the author discusses the relationship between food and entitlement, gender, notions of the body and development.

Product details

• Authors: Pat Caplan, Caplan Pat
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367718053
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71805-3
• No. of pages: 36
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social, group or collective psychology, Cultural studies: customs and traditions