| Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth-Century Florence Contributor(s): Counihan, Carole M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415946735 ISBN-13: 9780415946735 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: Renowned food scholar Carole Counihan serves up a delicious narrative about family and food in twentieth-century Florence. By looking at how family, and especially gender relations, have changed in Florence since the ending of World War II and continuing on to an examination of current food practices today, "Around the Tuscan Table" offers a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food. How food is produced, distributed, and consumed speaks volumes about a given culture, and this compelling and artfully narrated book aims to preserve, propagate, and interpret Florentines' world-renowned cuisine and culture. At the market, in the kitchen, and around the table, Counihan gives readers a taste of everyday life in this region of Italy: how eating together unites the family; how the production of food is gendered; how food is a key tool of socialization, and how culture forms aesthetic tastes. With more than 20 illustrations and age-old family recipes, this is a treat for the senses and the intellect. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 394.12 |
| LCCN: 2003017144 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.02" W x 9.38" (0.95 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this delicious book, noted food scholar Carole M. Counihan presents a compelling and artfully told narrative about family and food in late 20th-century Florence. Based on solid research, Counihan examines how family, and especially gender have changed in Florence since the end of World War II to the present, giving us a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food and foodways. |
