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Hardcover. Food and eating practices are central to current sociological and anthropological concerns about the body, health, consumption, and identity. This study explores the importance of these themes as they intersect with processes of globalization and cultural production within a specific group of consumers, British Sh'ite Iranians. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JFC; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817402
- ISBN
- 9781571817402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.48
€ 161.48
Hardback. It's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in the media, we panic. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632049
- ISBN
- 9780745632049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Rabbi Herzfeld's book emphasizes that Yom Kippur, the most important holiday of the Jewish faith is not a day of mourning, but a day of celebrating. According to the Talmud, it is the happiest day of the Jewish year. This book explains why Yom Kippur is such a joyous day, and explores the implications of this approach to the ho Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296665
- ISBN
- 9789652296665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.86
€ 34.99
€ 23.86
Multiple-component retail product. This major reference work provides a comprehensive survey of food history. With over 80 high-quality sources, introductory essays and a wealth of contextual material, this will be a major scholarly resource for researchers of food throughout world history. Editor(s): Pilcher, Jeffrey M. Series: Critical and Primary Sources. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 119. Weight in Grams: 3781.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857854230
- ISBN
- 9780857854230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 985.45
€ 985.45
Hardback. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of ancient frescoes and mosaics, Food in Art gives fresh insights into how food items were cultivated, hunted, trapped, stored, traded, prepared and served throughout the ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, 170 colour, 10 black & white. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233628
- ISBN
- 9781780233628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.57
€ 52.99
€ 44.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Jacknis, Ira. Series: Classics in California Anthropology S. Num Pages: 490 pages, 78 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 935.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- PA Hearst Museum of Anthropology United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936127088
- ISBN
- 9780936127088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.01
€ 48.01
Paperback. Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association. Editor(s): Freedman, Paul; Chaplin, Joyce E.; Albala, Ken. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283589
- ISBN
- 9780520283589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardcover. The availability of food is an especially significant issue in zones of conflict because conflictnearly always impinges on the production and the distribution of food, and causes increased competition for food, land and resources Controlling the production of and access to food can also be used as a weapon by protagonists in conflict. Editor(s): Collinson, Paul; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384038
- ISBN
- 9781782384038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.71
€ 162.71
Hardback. Editor(s): Pederson, Chris. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JKS; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628081091
- ISBN
- 9781628081091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.92€ 137.74
€ 200.92
€ 137.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Devin. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFN; JFSL4; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634858137
- ISBN
- 9781634858137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.90€ 104.77
€ 137.90
€ 104.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Bertram, Dustin C. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 74
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629480152
- ISBN
- 9781629480152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.21€ 58.90
€ 83.21
€ 58.90
paperback. Editor(s): Garner, Rosalie. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536102468
- ISBN
- 9781536102468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.50€ 89.00
€ 116.50
€ 89.00
Paperback. "An engaging look at how food advertisements from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have both helped define and played up to the stereotypical gender roles prevalent in American culture."-Library Journal Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219920
- ISBN
- 9780812219920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. The story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table. Series: Food, Health, and the Environment Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518666
- ISBN
- 9780262518666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
€ 31.99
€ 23.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Thomas, Oscar C.; Jackson, Jim D. Num Pages: 355 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; KJS; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626183926
- ISBN
- 9781626183926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 389.95€ 264.36
€ 389.95
€ 264.36
Hardback. Through an inventive and original engagement with Don Quixote and other Golden Age literature, Carolyn A. Nadeau explores the shifts in Spain's cultural and gastronomic history. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442637306
- ISBN
- 9781442637306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Paperback. Reissued because of the current interest in Ecstasy, this is McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness, do they reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Rider
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712670388
- ISBN
- 9780712670388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Royal British Columbia Museum
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772658463
- ISBN
- 9780772658463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.81
€ 21.99
€ 20.81
Paperback. This book demonstrates the need for a new food policy to address the challenges for the global food system posed by globalisation, urbanisation, technical change and industrialisation. aeo A collection of papers demonstrating the need for a new food policy. Editor(s): Maxwell, Simon; Slater, Rachel. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126021
- ISBN
- 9781405126021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.24
€ 32.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199322381
- ISBN
- 9780199322381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.42
€ 15.99
€ 15.42