ISBN:
9781782381785
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (192 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Anthropology of Food & Nutrition v.3
Parallel Title:
Print version Food for Health, Food for Wealth : Ethnic and Gender Identities in British Iranian Communities
DDC:
394.1/08991/55041
Keywords:
Iranians ; Food ; Great Britain
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Iranians ; Great Britain ; Social conditions
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Women immigrants ; Great Britain ; Social conditions
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Women ; Iran ; Social conditions
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Food habits ; Great Britain
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Food habits ; Iran
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Food and eating practices are central to current sociological and anthropological concerns about the body, health, consumption, and identity. This study explores the importance of these themes as they intersect with processes of globalization and cultural production within a specific group of consumers, British Sh''ite Iranians. Through the analysis of the consumption practices of this particular migrant group, this book illustrates how both the nutritional value and symbolic significance of food contribute to its health-giving properties and how gender and ethnic identities are preformed and
Abstract:
Food and eating practices are central to current sociological and anthropological concerns about the body, health, consumption, and identity. This study explores the importance of these themes as they intersect with processes of globalization and cultural production within a specific group of consumers, British Sh''ite Iranians. Through the analysis of the consumption practices of this particular migrant group, this book illustrates how both the nutritional value and symbolic significance of food contribute to its health-giving properties and how gender and ethnic identities are preformed and
Description / Table of Contents:
Food for Health, Food for Wealth; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
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