Foodscapes of Chinese America: The Transformation of Chinese Culinary Culture in the U.S. since 1965

by Xiaohui Liu

This book explores the transformation of Chinese food in the U.S. after 1965. It considers the symbolic meanings and cultural functions of Chinese food in America - how Chinese food reflected the racial relation between the Chinese community and the mainstream white society, and how Chinese food shaped the cultural lives of Americans.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631671008
• ISBN13: 9783631671009
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.3"