Food and World Culture: Issues, Impacts, and Ingredients [2 volumes]
- ISBN-10
- 1440870004
- ISBN-13
- 9781440870002
- Category
- Cooking
- Pages
- 878
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-08-31
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- Linda S. Watts, Kelty Clark-Mahoney
Description
This book uses food as a lens through which to explore important matters of society and culture. In exploring why and how people eat around the globe, the text focuses on issues of health, conflict, struggle, contest, inequality, and power.
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