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The Sociology of Food - Eating, Diet and Culture, by Stephen Mennell, Anne Murcott and Anneke H. van Otterloo

Published by Sage in 1992, 150 pages. Paperback (S8295J)

From the rear side cover: In this comprehensive overview of the sociology of food and eating, the authors demonstrate why the subject has emerged as a significant area of sociological research. Drawing on interdisciplinary sources, the authors explore both the empirical questions raised by the relation of food to inequality, scarcity and famine, and the broader theoretical issue of food as a cultural symbol and a fundamental item of consumption. Topics examined include: the connections between food, nutrition and health, the growth of eating disorders in contemporary societies, inequalities of consumption by class, gender, age and nation, the relation of food to the definition of private and public spheres, historical and anthropological perspectives on culinary cultures, the impact on food of colonialism and migration, changing technologies of food production and their social consequences.

The book will be essential reading for all those wishing to understand the role of food in the contemporary world. It will be of particular interest to students of the sociology and anthropology of culture and consumption and to those engaged in the study of diet and nutrition.

The condition of the book is generally very good. The cover has one or two very minor scuffs, but the spine is intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.

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