The Anthropology of Food and Body: Gender, Meaning and Power Contributor(s): Counihan, Carole M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415921937 ISBN-13: 9780415921930 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: "The Anthropology of Food and Body" explores the way that making, eating, and thinking about food reveal culturally determined gender-power relations in diverse societies. Carole M. Counihan takes a cross-cultural approach to ask compelling questions about eating disorders, body dissatisfaction, bodily changes in reproduction, and gender differences around food. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
Dewey: 394.1 |
LCCN: 98-49970 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.04" W x 9.01" (0.99 lbs) 266 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: The Anthropology of Food and Body explores the way that making, eating, and thinking about food reveal culturally determined gender-power relations in diverse societies. This book brings feminist and anthropological theories to bear on these provocative issues and will interest anyone investigating the relationship between food, the body, and cultural notions of gender. |