Food Practices and Family Lives in Urban China

ISBN-13: 9780367515553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 192 str.

Chen Liu

Opis

This book explores the emergent relationship between food and family in contemporary China through an empirical case study of Guangzhou, a typical urban area, to understand the texture of everyday life in the new consumerist society.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Feeding the Temporary Three-Generation Family 3. Cooking for Him 4. Accommodating Food and Food Cultures 5. Eating and Drinking Family Memories 6. Domestic Hospitality 7. Eating Out 8. Conclusions

O autorze

Chen Liu is Associate Professor of Cultural Geography in the School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University. Her research interests include food consumption, popular culture, and everyday life.