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The cultural feast : an introduction to food and society / Carol A. Bryant ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 446 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0534525822
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.8  
Contents:
Setting the Table For a Cultural Feast. 2. Diet and Human Evolution. 3. Food in Historical Perspective: Dietary Revolutions. 4. Eating is a Cultural Affair. 5. Food Technologies How People Get Their Food in Nonindustrialized Societies. 6. Food Technologies How People Get Their Food in Industrialized Societies. 7. Food and Social Organizations. 8. World View, Religion, and Health Beliefs: Ideological Basis of Food Practices. 9. Hunger in a Global Perspective. 10. Addressing Global Food Issues. 11. Dietary Behavioral Change: How People Change Eating Habits. 12. Designing Large Scale Programs to Change Dietary Practices.
Summary: This textbook examines the evolutionary and historical factors influencing human dietary practices, the relationship between food and culture, and nutrition problems. Specific chapters discuss the relationship between food and industrialization, social organization, and religion, as well as issues l Read less
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-432) and index.

Setting the Table For a Cultural Feast. 2. Diet and Human Evolution. 3. Food in Historical Perspective: Dietary Revolutions. 4. Eating is a Cultural Affair. 5. Food Technologies How People Get Their Food in Nonindustrialized Societies. 6. Food Technologies How People Get Their Food in Industrialized Societies. 7. Food and Social Organizations. 8. World View, Religion, and Health Beliefs: Ideological Basis of Food Practices. 9. Hunger in a Global Perspective. 10. Addressing Global Food Issues. 11. Dietary Behavioral Change: How People Change Eating Habits. 12. Designing Large Scale Programs to Change Dietary Practices.

This textbook examines the evolutionary and historical factors influencing human dietary practices, the relationship between food and culture, and nutrition problems. Specific chapters discuss the relationship between food and industrialization, social organization, and religion, as well as issues l Read less

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