The social archaeology of food : thinking about eating from prehistory to the present /

"This book offers a global perspective on the role food has played in shaping human societies, through both individual and collective identities. It integrates ethnographic and archaeological case studies from the European and Near Eastern Neolithic, Han China, ancient Cahokia, Classic Maya, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hastorf, Christine Ann, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Temas:
To 1500
Prehistoric peoples > Food.
Food habits > History > To 1500.
Diet > History > To 1500.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Social archaeology > Case studies.
Ethnology > Case studies.
Sociétés préhistoriques > Alimentation.
Fouilles (Archéologie)
Archéologie sociale > Études de cas.
Ethnologie > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.
Diet
Ethnology
Food habits
Prehistoric peoples > Food
Social archaeology
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : The Social Life of Food
  • Part I. Laying the Groundwork
  • Framing Food Investigation
  • The Practices of a Meal in Society
  • Part II. Current Food Studies in Archaeology
  • The Archaeological Study of Food Activities
  • Food Economics
  • Food Politics : Power and Status
  • Part III. Food and Identity : The Potentials of Food Archaeology
  • Food in the Construction of Group Identity
  • The Creation of Personal Identity : Food, Body and Personhood
  • Food Creates Society.

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