{"product_id":"9783030156831","title":"Italians and Food","description":"\u003ch1\u003eItalians and Food\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSassatelli, Roberta\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a novel and original collection of essays on Italians and food. Food culture is central both to the way Italians perceive their national identity and to the consolidation of Italianicity in global context. More broadly, being so heavily symbolically charged, Italian foodways are an excellent vantage point from which to explore consumption and identity in the context of the commodity chain, and the global\/local dialectic. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributions from distinguished experts cover a range of topics including food and consumer practices in Italy, cultural intermediators and foodstuff narratives, traditions of production and regional variation in Italian foodways, and representation of Italianicity through food in old and new media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough rooted in sociology, \u003ci\u003eItalians and Food \u003c\/i\u003edraws on literature from history, anthropology, semiotics and media studies, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of food studies, consumer culture, cultural sociology, and contemporary Italian studies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2020-08-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030156831\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-15681-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 279.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418084237452,"sku":"9783030156831","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030156831.jpg?v=1766031485","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030156831","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}