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Eating as I go : scenes from America and abroad /

What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? In this unique memoir, Doris Friedensohn takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Munching on quesadillas and kimchi in her suburban New Jersey neighborhood, she reflects on the meanings of cultural inclusion and what it means to our diverse nat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedensohn, Doris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? In this unique memoir, Doris Friedensohn takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Munching on quesadillas and kimchi in her suburban New Jersey neighborhood, she reflects on the meanings of cultural inclusion and what it means to our diverse nation. Enjoying couscous in Tunisia and khatchapuri (cheese bread) in the Republic of Georgia, she explores the ways strangers maintain their differences and come together. Friedensohn's subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. Her wry dramas of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 249 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0813171407
9780813171401
9780813137827
0813137829
1283232626
9781283232623
9786613232625
6613232629