Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence

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Synopsis: In this delicious book, noted food scholar Carole M. Counihan presents a compelling and artfully told narrative about family and food in late 20th-century Florence. Based on solid research, Counihan examines how family, and especially gender have changed in Florence since the end of World War II to the present, giving us a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food and foodways.

About the Author: Carole M. Counihan is Professor of Anthropology and the Director of Women's Studies at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. She is currently the editor of Food and Foodways. She has authored and co-edited several books on the anthropology of food, including: Food in the U.S.A., Food and Culture, and The Anthropology of Food and Body (all published by Routledge).

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Title: Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very good