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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ellen OxfeldPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 63 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780520293526ISBN 10: 0520293525 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 23 May 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"""Bitter and Sweet is a rich and detailed ethnography that makes a convincing case for following food through its transformations as it is created, exchanged and consumed to reveal myriad themes of contemporary social life, what I would call a “gustemological” approach to culture."" * Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition * ""This is useful reading not only for fellow anthropologists in the China field, but also for anyone interested in knowing about modern China. Summing Up: Highly recommended."" * CHOICE *" Bitter and Sweet is a rich and detailed ethnography that makes a convincing case for following food through its transformations as it is created, exchanged and consumed to reveal myriad themes of contemporary social life, what I would call a gustemological approach to culture. * Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition * Author InformationEllen Oxfeld is Gordon Schuster Professor of Anthropology at Middlebury College. She has also been a visiting scholar at the Hakka Research Institute, Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong, China. She is the author of Drink Water, but Remember the Source: Moral Discourse in a Chinese Village, among other books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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