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9780415932325: Food in the USA: A Reader

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From Thanksgiving to fast food to the Passover seder, Food in the USA brings together the essential readings on these topics and is the only substantial collection of essays on food and culture in the United States. Essay topics include the globalization of U.S. food; the dangers of the meatpacking industry; the rise of Italian-American food; the meaning of Soul food; the anorexia epidemic; the omnipotence of Coca-Cola; and the invention of Thanksgiving. Together, the collection provides a fascinating look at how and why we Americans are what we eat.

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Carole Counihan is a Professor o Anthropology and the Director of Women's Studies at Millersville University in Millersville, PA. She is currently senior editor of Foodand Foodways journal. Her previous books include Food andCulture: A Reader and The Anthropology of Food and Body, both published by Routledge.

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9780415932318: Food in the USA: A Reader

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ISBN 10:  0415932319 ISBN 13:  9780415932318
Editorial: Routledge, 2002
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