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From Thanksgiving to fast food to anorexia nervosa, Food in the USA brings together essential reading on these topics and is the only substantial collection of essays on food and culture in America. The broad range of essay topics include: the corporate food industry, soup kitchens, meateating, fast food, waitressing, Coca-Cola, Aunt Jemima, the Passover Seder, soul food, diabetes and nutrition. Together, the collection provides a fascinating look at how and why we are what we eat. Donna Gabaccia, Warren Belasco, Sidney Mintz, Amy Bentley, Becky Thompson, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, and Sharon Sherman

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Author:   Carole Counihan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9780415932325

ISBN 10:   0415932327
Pages:   442
Publication Date:   30 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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For anyone who has wondered just what food means to Americans, this volume is indispensable. Carole M. Counihan has compiled an important collection of articles that explores American food in all its diversity and examines its larger meanings in U.S. society and beyond. Both those who decry and those who celebrate American foodways will find much of value in this volume, which convincingly demonstrates the importance of food studies to any understanding of national culture. -- Darra Goldstein, Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture Food in the USA includes cutting-edge essays on a variety of topics.. Among the recent collections of readings on food and society, this is the most extensive. -- William Whit, author of Food and Society: A Sociological Approach An exceptionally strong collection.I'd like to place my order now! -- Warren Belasco, editor of Food Nations The U.S. is so extraordinary in its food habits, food industries and overarching global power that one can hardly overdo this subject.a useful and popular reader. -- Sydney Mintz, author of Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom

For anyone who has wondered just what food means to Americans, this volume is indispensable. Carole M. Counihan has compiled an important collection of articles that explores American food in all its diversity and examines its larger meanings in U.S. society and beyond. Both those who decry and those who celebrate American foodways will find much of value in this volume, which convincingly demonstrates the importance of food studies to any understanding of national culture. -Darra Goldstein, Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture Food in the USA includes cutting-edge essays on a variety of topics.. Among the recent collections of readings on food and society, this is the most extensive. -William Whit, author of Food and Society: A Sociological Approach An exceptionally strong collection.I'd like to place my order now!. -Warren Belasco, editor of Food Nations The U.S. is so extraordinary in itsfood habits, food industries and overarching global power that one can hardly overdo this subject....A useful and popular reader. -Sydney Mintz, author of Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom

For anyone who has wondered just what food means to Americans, this volume is indispensable. Carole M. Counihan has compiled an important collection of articles that explores American food in all its diversity and examines its larger meanings in U.S. society and beyond. Both those who decry and those who celebrate American foodways will find much of value in this volume, which convincingly demonstrates the importance of food studies to any understanding of national culture. <br>-Darra Goldstein, Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture <br> Food in the USA includes cutting-edge essays on a variety of topics.. Among the recent collections of readings on food and society, this is the most extensive. <br>-William Whit, author of Food and Society: A Sociological Approach <br> An exceptionally strong collection.I'd like to place my order now!. <br>-Warren Belasco, editor of Food Nations <br> The U.S. is so extraordinary in itsfood habits, food industries and overarching global power that one can hardly overdo this subject....A useful and popular reader. <br>-Sydney Mintz, author of Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom <br>

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Carole Counihan is a Professor o Anthropology and the Director of Women's Studies at Millersville University in Millersville, PA. She is currently senior editor of Foodand Foodways journal. Her previous books include Food andCulture: A Reader and The Anthropology of Food and Body, both published by Routledge.

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