Slow living / Wendy Parkins and Geoffrey Craig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parkins, Wendy.

Contributor:

Craig, Geoffrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quality of life.

Pleasure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Speed is the essence of the modern era, but our faster, more frenetic lives often trouble us and leave us wondering how we are meant to live in today''s world. Slow Living explores the philosophy and politics of ''slowness'' as it investigates the growth of Slow Food into a worldwide, ''eco-gastronomic'' movement. Originating in Italy, Slow Food is not only committed to the preservation of traditional cuisines and sustainable agriculture but also the pleasures of the table and a slower approach to life in general. Craig and Parkins argue that slow living is a complex response to processes of g

Contents:

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Slow Living in the Global Everyday; 2 Slow Food; 3 Time and Speed; 4 Space and Place; 5 Food and Pleasure; 6 The Politics of Slow Living; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-173) and index.

ISBN:

9781847880888

1847880886

OCLC:

893336418