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Starting with Food
Amy Singer (Ed.)
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Description for Starting with Food
Paperback. Food is a marker of identity, culture, and class, and it denotes power, routine, and celebration. This volume places the study of food in the mainstream of Ottoman history by analyzing major issues - origins, identity, minorities, Ottomanization, the golden age, foreign relations, the nature of modernity - all from the perspective of food. Editor(s): Singer, Amy. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJD; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Food is a marker of identity, culture, and class, and it denotes power, routine, leisure, and celebration. Despite its importance to every aspect of historical research, this topic has not been sufficiently explored in Ottoman history. This volume places the study of food in the mainstream of Ottoman history by analyzing major issues - origins, identity, minorities, Ottomanization, the 'golden age', foreign relations, the nature of modernity - all from the perspective of food. Each chapter relies on elements such as food, foodstuffs, recipes, eating habits, utensils, and vessels as the starting point to explain an aspect of Ottoman history, ... Read more
Food is a marker of identity, culture, and class, and it denotes power, routine, leisure, and celebration. Despite its importance to every aspect of historical research, this topic has not been sufficiently explored in Ottoman history. This volume places the study of food in the mainstream of Ottoman history by analyzing major issues - origins, identity, minorities, Ottomanization, the 'golden age', foreign relations, the nature of modernity - all from the perspective of food. Each chapter relies on elements such as food, foodstuffs, recipes, eating habits, utensils, and vessels as the starting point to explain an aspect of Ottoman history, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Princeton, United States
ISBN
9781558765146
SKU
V9781558765146
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About Amy Singer (Ed.)
AMY SINGER is a professor in the Department of Middle Eastern and African History, Tel Aviv University. She is the author of several books, including ""Charity in Islamic Societies"" (2008).
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