Food and Cultural Studies

by Joanne Hollows, Steve Jones, Bob Ashley, et al.

Book Overview

What and how we eat are two of the most persistent choices we face in everyday life. Whatever we decide on though, and however mundane our decisions may seem, they will be inscribed with information both about ourselves and about our positions in the world around us. Yet, food has only recently become a significant and coherent area of inquiry for cultural studies and the social sciences.

Food and Cultural Studies re-examines the interdisciplinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415270391
• ISBN13: 9780415270397
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"