The Anthropology of Food and Body - Carole M. Counihan

The Anthropology of Food and Body

By Carole M. Counihan

  • Release Date: 2018-10-24
  • Genre: Anthropology

Description

The Anthropology of Food and Body explores the way that making, eating, and thinking about food reveal culturally determined gender-power relations in diverse societies. This book brings feminist and anthropological theories to bear on these provocative issues and will interest anyone investigating the relationship between food, the body, and cultural notions of gender.