The Social Archaeology of Food: Thinking about Eating from Prehistory to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781316607251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 418 str.

Christine A. Hastorf

Opis

This book offers a global perspective on the role food has played in shaping human societies and identities.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the social life of food; Part I. Laying the Groundwork: 2. Framing food investigation; 3. The practices of a meal in society; Part II. Current Food Studies in Archaeology: 4. The archaeological study of food activities; 5. Food economics; 6. Food politics: power and status; Part III. Food and Identity: The Potentials of Food Archaeology: 7. Food in the construction of group identity; 8. The creation of personal identity: food, body and personhood; 9. Food creates society.