Word of Mouth: What We Talk about When We Talk about Food Volume 50

by Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson

Book Overview

Today, more than ever, talking about food improves the eating of it. Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson argues that conversation can even trump consumption. Where many works look at the production, preparation, and consumption of food, Word of Mouth captures the language that explains culinary practices. Explanation is more than an elaboration here: how we talk about food says a great deal about the world around us and our place in it.

What...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520273923
• ISBN13: 9780520273924
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.2"