Food Practices and Family Lives in Urban China

by Chen Liu

Book Overview

This book explores the emergent relationship between food and family in contemporary China through an empirical case study of Guangzhou, a typical city, to understand the texture of everyday life in the new consumerist society.

The primary focus of this book is on the family dynamics of middle-income households in Guangzhou, where everyday food practices, including growing food, shopping, storing, cooking, feeding, and eating, play a pivotal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367515555
• ISBN13: 9780367515553
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"