Food and Drink: the cultural context is the first text to provide a
comprehensive and academically rigorous introduction to a range of
key themes in the field of food, drink and culture. This edited
text explores the complex relationships between food and drink, and
individuals and society. It provides analysis of social conditions
that shape these relationships and examine their consequences on
areas such as health, the environment, the distinctiveness of
cultures, and the cohesiveness of communities. By focusing on
specific aspects of social conditioning, including social class,
politics, ethics, cultural homogenisation, urban development,
migration, literature, and travel, it explains the emergence of
dominant patterns of food and drink production, supply and
consumption. It also explores representations of food and drink in
the arts, to assess what this reveals about aspects of our food and
drink cultures. With international contributions (UK, France, USA)
from the well known and respected academics and practitioners, it
provides a combination of theoretical enquiry and practical insight
to explore aspects of consumer behaviour, with specific reference
to trends in taste, products that are environmentally and
culturally sustainable, food and wine tourism, the growth in
reliance on standardised and processed products, and the use of
restaurants and bars as theatres for conspicuous consumption and
the display of adopted lifestyles. It contains a wealth of high
quality contributions including: * The Commodification Of Taste by
George Ritzer & Anya Galli, University of Maryland * Food and
Drink Ethics by Rebecca Hawkins, Oxford Brookes University * Food,
Drink and the Diaspora by Jessica Harris, City University of New
York * Artistic representations of food and drink: opera by Fred
Plotkin, opera and food writer * Embedding Food and Drink Cultures
by Benoit Lecat, Burgundy School of Business Essential reading for
post graduates, academics, professionals and all those interested
in gastronomy, food and cultural studies, wine business management,
hospitality management and all related areas of study.
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