Feeding the city : work and food culture of the Mumbai dabbawalas /

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"Feeding the City is an ethnographic study of the fascinating inner workings of Mumbai's dabbawalas. Cultural anthropologist Sara Roncaglia explains how they cater to the various dietary requirements of a diverse and increasingly global city, where the preparation and consumption of food i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roncaglia, Sara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2013.
Temas:
Food > Social aspects > India > Mumbai.
Precooked foods > Transportation > India > Mumbai.
Aliments > Aspect social > Inde > Mumbai.
Aliments précuits > Transport > Inde > Mumbai.
Cultural studies.
Food and society.
Society and culture: general.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Food > Social aspects
Social conditions
Voedselvoorziening.
Vervoer.
Mumbai (India) > Social conditions.
India > Mumbai
Mumbai.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Feeding the City is an ethnographic study of the fascinating inner workings of Mumbai's dabbawalas. Cultural anthropologist Sara Roncaglia explains how they cater to the various dietary requirements of a diverse and increasingly global city, where the preparation and consumption of food is pervaded with religious and cultural significance."--Publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index.
ISBN:9781909254022
1909254029
9781909254039
1909254037
9781909254046
1909254045
2821854129
9782821854123

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