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Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom: Excursions Into Eating, Power, and the Past
by Sidney W. Mintz

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A renowned anthropologist explores the history and meaning of eating in America. <BR> Addressing issues ranging from the global phenomenon of Coca-Cola to the diets of American slaves, Sidney Mintz shows how our choices about food are shaped by a vast and increasingly complex global economy. He demonstrates that our food choices have enormous and often surprising significance. <BR>"A buffet of information." -- Gael McCarthy, The New York Times <BR>"A collection of thoughtful. . . . essays. (Mintz's) writing is intellectually lively and stylistically colorful." --Colman Andrews, Saveur

Synopsis:

A renowned anthropologist explores the history and meaning of eating in America.

Addressing issues ranging from the global phenomenon of Coca-Cola to the diets of American slaves, Sidney Mintz shows how our choices about food are shaped by a vast and increasingly complex global economy. He demonstrates that our food choices have enormous and often surprising significance.

"A buffet of information."

— Gael McCarthy, The New York Times

"A collection of thoughtful. . . . essays. [Mintz's] writing is intellectually lively and stylistically colorful."

—Colman Andrews, Saveur

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About the Author

Sidney W. Mintz is author of Worker in the Cane and Sweetness and Power and professor emeritus of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780807046296
Subtitle:
Excursions Into Eating, Power, and the Past
Author:
Mintz, Sidney W.
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Location:
Boston
Subject:
History
Subject:
Anthropology
Subject:
Customs & Traditions
Subject:
Diet
Subject:
Eating (philosophy)
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Subject:
General Social Science
Copyright:
1997
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
August 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
8.43x5.47x.72 in. .50 lbs.
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