ISBN:
9780674369696
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (208 S.)
Ausgabe:
2014
Schlagwort(e):
Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore
;
Dairy products History
;
Dairy products History
;
Food preferences
;
Food preferences
;
Milk Social aspects
;
Milk Social aspects
;
Milk History
;
Milk
;
Milk History
;
Milch
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food (see also POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Kurzfassung:
Main description: Cultures of Milk contrasts the practices of the world’s two leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, Andrea Wiley reveals that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value.
Kurzfassung:
Cultures of Milk contrasts the practices of the world’s two leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, Andrea Wiley reveals that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value.
DOI:
10.4159/harvard.9780674369696
URL:
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