Counihan Around the Tuscan Table

Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-135-93963-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

In this delicious book, noted food scholar Carole M. Counihan presents a compelling and artfully told narrative about family and food in late 20th-century Florence. Based on solid research, Counihan examines how family, and especially gender have changed in Florence since the end of World War II to the present, giving us a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food and foodways.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Counihan, Carole M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Food as Voice in Twentieth Century Florence
Chapter 2 - Florentine Cuisine and Culture
Chapter 3 - Historical Roots of Florentine Food, Family and Gender
Chapter 4 - Florentine Diet and Culture
Chapter 5 - Food Production, Reproduction, and Gender
Chapter 6 - Balancing Gender Differences
Chapter 7 - Commensality, Family, and Community
Chapter 8 - Parents and Children: Feeding and the Reproduction of Gender
Chapter 10 - Conclusion: Molto, Ma Buono?
Bibliography
Appendices
A - Life Synopses of Informants
B - Glossary of Italian terms
C - List of all recipes collected
D - Recipes

Über Autor(innen)

Carole M. Counihan is Professor of Anthropology and the Director of Women's Studies at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. She is currently the editor of Food and Foodways. She has authored and co-edited several books on the anthropology of food, including: Food in the U.S.A., Food and Culture, and The Anthropology of Food and Body (all published by Routledge).