ISBN:
9783030156817
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (301 pages)
Series Statement:
Consumption and Public Life Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
394.120945
Keywords:
Food-Social aspects-Italy..
;
Food habits-Italy
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction: Food, Foodways and Italianicity -- References -- 2 The Invention of Authentic Italian Food: Narratives, Rhetoric, and Media -- Tradition and Authenticity -- The Road to Global Success -- A Factory of Shareable Authenticity -- Reality, Imagination, Illusion -- Conclusion: The Power of Narratives -- References -- 3 Italian Diasporic Identities and Food -- Immigrants Invent a Cuisine: Food and Nation in the Diaspora -- Immigrants Invent a Social Identity: Food and Social Class in the Diaspora -- Immigrants Invent a Family Ideology: Food in the Migrant Home -- Immigrants Invent a Place: Migrant Marketplaces and Communities -- Immigrant Invent an Industry: Food Importing and Manufacturing in the Diaspora -- Immigrants Invent a Public Image: Restaurants of the Diaspora -- Epilogue: Post-mass Migration Cuisine of the Diaspora and the Return of Regionalism -- References -- 4 Locating Italianicity Through Food and Tourism: Playing with Geographical Associations -- The Scalar Geographical Associations of Food and Tourism -- Shopping for Food in a Changing Seaside Destination: The Case of Rimini -- Local Food Shops -- 'Made in Italy' and Iconic Products -- Tastes and Food Habits -- Conclusion: The Relational Character of Italianicity -- References -- 5 Food Consumption and Food Activism in Italy -- Ethnography of Food in Italy -- Middle-Class Food Activism -- Food and Italianicity -- Slow Food Activism in Cagliari -- Conclusion: Food Consumption and Middle-Class Activism -- References -- 6 Good Food and Nice People: Hospitality and the Construction of Quality Among the Italian Middle Class -- The Importance of Aesthetics: Spaces and Practices -- Decorating, Cooking and Tasting: Different Approaches to Hospitality.
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