| Food and Society in Classical Antiquity Contributor(s): Garnsey, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511612532 ISBN-13: 9780511612534 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 394.120 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Series: Key Themes in Ancient History |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a broad-based, comprehensive general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition, the discussion revolving around the concrete issues of food availability and the nutritional status of the population. It also treats the nonfood uses of food, focusing on the role of food in forming and marking the social hierarchy. Food defines the group, whether social, religious, philosophical or political. |