Food & power : expressions of food-politics in South-Asia / edited by Kanchan Mukhopadhyay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mukhopadhyay, Kanchan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--Political aspects.

Food supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 424 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2020]

Summary:

This book aims to understand how ethos of the powerful have influenced foodways of weaker ethnic, religious and occupational groups, it raises questions pertaining to politicization of tradition with respect to the intersection of religion, economy and food.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

Chapter 1: Changing Economy and Culture of Food in Spiti

Chapter 2: Tracing the Beef Politics of North India

Chapter 3: Dravidian Food Culture

Chapter 4: Food for Musicians

Chapter 5: Transaction of Food, Beverage and Ranking of Space

Chapter 6:Man, Medicine and Foods in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Chapter 7:The Role of Panthibhojanam in the Navodhana Movement of Kerala

Chapter 8: Feeding the Jarawas

Chapter 9: Asserting 'Freedom'

Chapter 10:Food Culture and Power Relations in Nepali Society

Chapter 11:Sustenance in the Margin

Chapter 12: Hearth to Heaven

Chapter 13: Materiality of Boro Food Culture

Chapter 14:Food, Tradition and Politics among the Santals

Chapter 15:Food Tradition of Chandal Community

Chapter16: Place, Space, Identity and Transforming Cuisine among the Karen of the Andamans

Chapter 17: Small Community and Large Industries

Chapter 18: The Idea of Food

Chapter 19: Gender Politics and Food Practices in Urban West Bengal

About the Editor and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

93-5388-377-6

OCLC:

1175923265