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Hardback. Food is one of the reasons why travellers enjoy their visits to Italy. Yet, the fascination with Italian cuisine is not all about health or taste. This volume provides an intimate look at how Italians cook, eat and think about food today. Series: Food Culture Around the World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JHBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313327261
- ISBN
- 9780313327261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Hardback. This volume offers a comprehensive guide to methods used in the sociocultural, linguistic and historical research of food use. This volume is unique in offering food-related research methods from multiple academic disciplines, and includes methods that bridge disciplines to provide a thorough review of best practices. Editor(s): Chzran, Janet; Brett, John. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332890
- ISBN
- 9781785332890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.52
€ 167.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 340 Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFCV; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- Electa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788891802682
- ISBN
- 9788891802682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015. It looks at: BSE, foot and mouth and salmonella; declining food variety/quality; and disappearing topsoil/ biodiversity in rural areas. It argues for a green, low-external input approach that can feed the hungry. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, guide to further reading, guide to relevant organisations/websites, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012689
- ISBN
- 9781842770191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 151.16
€ 151.16
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
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
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€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
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€ 43.77
€ 52.99
€ 43.77
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
€ 45.56
€ 45.56
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€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
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
€ 151.66
€ 151.66
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
€ 199.73€ 134.56
€ 199.73
€ 134.56
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
€ 137.09€ 102.36
€ 137.09
€ 102.36
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
€ 82.72€ 57.23
€ 82.72
€ 57.23
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
€ 115.81€ 86.52
€ 115.81
€ 86.52
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
€ 25.99€ 22.30
€ 25.99
€ 22.30
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
€ 387.65€ 259.79
€ 387.65
€ 259.79
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857850539
- ISBN
- 9780857850539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
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€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
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
€ 19.99€ 19.65
€ 19.99
€ 19.65