| Food in the Social Order Contributor(s): Douglas, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415488524 ISBN-13: 9780415488525 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 394 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1984, This work is a cross-cultural study of the moral and social meaning of food. It is a collection of articles by Douglas and her colleagues covering the food system of the Oglala Sioux, the food habits of families in rural North Carolina, meal formats in an Italian-American community near Philadelphia. It also includes a grid/group analysis of food consumption. |