Beyond Hummus and Falafel: Social and Political Aspects of Palestinian Food in Israel Volume 40

by Liora Gvion

Book Overview

Beyond Hummus and Falafel is the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. At the household level, Palestinian women govern food culture in the home, replicating tradition and acting as agents of change and modernization, carefully adopting and adapting mainstream Jewish culinary practices and technologies in the kitchen. Food...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520262328
• ISBN13: 9780520262324
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"