Foods of Association : Biocultural perspectives on foods and beverages that mediate sociability / Nina L. Etkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Etkin, Nina L. (Nina Lilian), 1948–, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits.

Drinking customs.

Nutritional anthropology.

Hausa (African people)--Food.

Hausa (African people).

Hausa (African people)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

University of Arizona Press 2009

Arizona : University of Arizona Press, 2019

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fascinating book examines the biology and culture of foods and beverages that are consumed in communal settings, with special attention to their health implications. Nina Etkin covers a wealth of topics, exploring human evolutionary history, the Slow Food movement, ritual and ceremonial foods, caffeinated beverages, spices, the street foods of Hawaii and northern Nigeria, and even bottled water. Her work is framed by a biocultural perspective that considers both the physiological implications of consumption and the cultural construction and circulation of foods.

Contents:

Introduction

The imperial roots of European foodways

Street foods and beverages

Foods and beverages of occasion, circumstance, and ceremony

Aspects of health, hype, and identity in bottled water

Overview.

Notes:

Originally published in 2009, published Open access in 2019.

contains bibliographic references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9780816539321

0816539324

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access