Appetites and Identities: An Introduction to the Social Anthropology of Western Europe

by Sara Delamont

Book Overview

Appetites and Identities is a clear, inviting and fascinating introduction to the social anthropology of western Europe. It covers food, migration, politics, urban and country life, magic, religion, sex and language in an accessible and straightforward fashion, introducing the student to aspects of the anthropology of contemporary European culture from mussel farmers in the Netherlands to Basque chambermaids in Lourdes, and from unhappy bachelors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415062535
• ISBN13: 9780415062534
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An well done introduction of Western European society.

An easy read, this text is an excellent overview of some of the issues faceing European society and social anthropology. Despite the fact that it deals primarily with more time honnored subjects it is an excellent source for further reading. Moreover, it gives the student/ novice/ or beginner anthropologist 'food for thought' and leads the reader to question and prepare for more complex problems in Europe. In addition, it confronts contemporary topics such as tourism which as a globalk phenomenum is not exclusively European and thus has further applications.