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9781845200619: The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food And Drink
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ISBN 10 : 1845200616 ISBN 13 : 9781845200619
Editeur : Berg Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

From Eve's apple to Proust's madeleine to today's culinary tourism, food looms large in culture. Sociologists and anthropologists study cooking and eating practices across the globe. Debates about health and nutrition are common in news reports. Yet despite its fundamental relationship to food, taste is mysteriously absent from most of these discussions. The flavours of foods permeate social relations, religious and other occasions. Charged with memory, emotion, desire and aversion, taste is arguably the most evocative of the senses. The Taste Culture Reader explores the sensuous dimensions of eating and drinking, from the physiology of the tongue to the embodiment of social identities and enactment of ceremonial meanings. A cornucopia of historical, cross-cultural and theoretical views is offered, drawing from anthropology, sociology, history, philosophy, science - and more. This book will interest anyone seeking to understand more fully the importance of food and flavor in human experience.

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À propos de l'auteur

Carolyn Korsmeyer is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New York at Buffalo.

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Éditeur
Berg Publishers
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845200616
ISBN 13 
9781845200619
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
432
Éditeur
Korsmeyer Carolyn
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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