Tasting paradise on earth : Jiangnan foodways /

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"Tasting Paradise on Earth examines the tension between China's fast-forward modernization and its prevalent cultural nostalgia through an interdisciplinary exploration of how key cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces in the Lower Yangzi Delta region, or 'Jiangnan, ' preserve...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Feng, Jin, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Food habits > China > Yangtze River Delta > History.
Food > Social aspects > China > Yangtze River Delta > History.
Social change > China > Yangtze River Delta > History.
Habitudes alimentaires > Chine > Yangzi jiang, Delta du > Histoire.
Aliments > Aspect social > Chine > Yangzi jiang, Delta du > Histoire.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Food habits.
Food > Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
Social change.
Yangtze River Delta (China) > Social life and customs.
Yangzi jiang, Delta du (Chine) > Mœurs et coutumes.
China > Yangtze River Delta.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology of Chinese dynasties
  • Jiangnan style : hometown cuisine for chefs and writers
  • Suzhou : paradise on earth
  • The commodification of food nostalgia : restaurants and media
  • Hangzhou : the fashionable capital
  • Nanjing : managing historical time
  • Epilogue: Contemporary food nostalgia.

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