ISBN:
1580086810
Language:
English
Pages:
287 p
,
col. ill., col. map
,
24 x 31 cm
DDC:
641.3
Keywords:
Food Pictorial works
;
Diet Pictorial works
;
Food habits Pictorial works
;
Bibliografie
;
Essgewohnheit
;
Kulturvergleich
Abstract:
"A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of thirty families from twenty-four countries surrounded by a week's worth of food"--Provided by publisher
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword / Marion Nestle -- Dinner is served -- Australia -- Bhutan -- Bosnia -- Essay: Baked, boiled, roasted, and fried / Alfred W. Crosby -- Photo gallery: the kitchen -- Chad -- China -- Essay: McSlow / Corby Kummer -- Photo gallery: Fast food -- Cuba -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- France -- Essay: Cart a la carte / Charles C. Mann -- Photo gallery: Street food -- Germany -- Great Britain -- Greenland -- Guatemala -- Essay: Food with a face / Michael Pollan -- Photo gallery: meat -- India -- Italy -- Japan -- Kuwait -- Essay: Launching a sea ethic / Carl Safina -- Photo gallery: fish -- Mali -- Mexico -- Mongolia -- Philippines -- Essay: Diabesity / Francine R. Kaufman -- Photo gallery: meals -- Poland -- Turkey -- United States
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-283)
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005013455.html
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