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Around the Tuscan Table Carole M. Counihan

Around the Tuscan Table By Carole M. Counihan

Around the Tuscan Table by Carole M. Counihan

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A narrative about family and food in twentieth-century Florence, looking at how family, and especially gender relations, have changed in Florence since the ending of World War II and continuing to an examination of current food practices today

Around the Tuscan Table Summary

Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence by Carole M. Counihan

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.

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"A labor of love and mature scholarschip, Around theTuscan Table is an eloquent chronicle of major social transformations. By giving voice to ordinary people, Counihan offers a bittersweet tale of how Florentines experienced the modern dietary transition from poverty to abundance." -- Warren Belasco, editor of Food Nations
"Carole Counihan's remarkable portrait of an extended Florentine family reveals how food is inextricably embedded in all aspects of life. Part ethnography, part culinary biography, Around the Tuscan Table provides a realistic look at how Italians really eat, and how issues of globalization, women in the workforce, and changing social mores are altering Italian foodways." -- Amy Bentley, author of Eating For Victory
"Around the Tuscan Table will be of value to scholars who hear the "food voice" in their own studies of gender and social change." -- David E. Sutton, Southern Illinois University, Journal of Anthropological Research

About Carole M. Counihan

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 andFoodways. 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).

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1 - Introduction: Food as Voice in Twentieth Century Florence Chapter 2 - Florentine Cuisine and Culture Chapter 3 - Historical Roots of Florentine Food, Family and Gender Chapter 4 - Florentine Diet and Culture Chapter 5 - Food Production, Reproduction, and Gender Chapter 6 - Balancing Gender Differences Chapter 7 - Commensality, Family, and Community Chapter 8 - Parents and Children: Feeding and the Reproduction of Gender Chapter 10 - Conclusion: Molto, Ma Buono? Bibliography Appendices A - Life Synopses of Informants B - Glossary of Italian terms C - List of all recipes collected D - Recipes

Additional information

NPB9780415946728
9780415946728
0415946727
Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence by Carole M. Counihan
Carole M. Counihan
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004-03-02
262
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