The cultural feast : an introduction to food and society /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bryant, Carol A., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, California : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2004]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the table for a cultural feast
  • Diet and human evolution
  • Food in historical perspective : dietary revolutions
  • Eating is a cultural affair
  • Food technologies : how people get their food in nonindustrial societies
  • Food technologies : how people get their food in industrialized societies
  • Food and social organization
  • Worldview, religion, and health beliefs : the ideological basis of food practices
  • Hunger in global perspective
  • Addressing global food issues
  • Dietary behavior change : how people change eating habits
  • Designing large-scale programs to change dietary practices.