Remembrance of Repasts: An Anthropology of Food and Memory

by David E. Sutton

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Prousts famous madeleine captures the power of food to evoke some of our deepest memories. Why does food hold such power? What does the growing commodification and globalization of food mean for our capacity to store the past in our meals in the smell of olive oil or the taste of a fresh-cut fig?

This book offers a theoretical account of the interrelationship of culture, food and memory. Sutton challenges and expands anthropologys current...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:185973474X

ISBN13:9781859734742

Release Date:January 2001

Publisher:Berg Publishers

Length:228 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Cultural Customs & Traditions History Holiday Cooking Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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