{"product_id":"9780631230922","title":"The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating A Reader","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Cultural Politics of Food and Eating\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Watson | Melissa L. Caldwell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses food as a central idiom for teaching about culture and addresses broad themes such as globalization, capitalism, market economies, and consumption practices\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpanning 5 continents, features studies from 11 countries—Japan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France, Burkina Faso, Chile, Trinidad, Mexico, and the United States\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers discussion of such hot topics as sushi, fast food, gourmet foods, and food scares and contamination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJames L. Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society and Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003eGolden Arches East: McDonald’s in\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e(edited 1998), \u003ci\u003eVillage Life in Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e (with Rubie Watson, 2004), and \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, Blackwell, 1977).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa L. Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNot by Bread Alone: Social Support in the New Russia\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 January 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631230922\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379091697804,"sku":"9780631230922","price":163.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631230922.jpg?v=1780201140","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631230922","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}