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Wine and Culture - Vineyard to Glass (Hardcover, New)
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Wine and Culture - Vineyard to Glass (Hardcover, New)
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Wine is one of the most celebrated and appreciated commodities
around the world. Wine writers and scientists tell us much about
varieties of wines, winegrowing estates, the commercial value and
the biochemistry of wine, but seldom address the cultural, social,
and historical conditions through which wine is produced and
represented. This path-breaking collection of essays by leading
anthropologists looks not only at the product but also beyond this
to disclose important social and cultural issues that inform the
production and consumption of wine. The authors show that wine
offers a window onto a variety of cultural, social, political and
economic issues throughout the world. The global scope of these
essays demonstrates the ways in which wine changes as an object of
study, commodity and symbol in different geographical and cultural
contexts. This book is unique in covering the latest ethnography,
theoretical and ethnohistorical research on wine throughout the
globe. Four central themes emerge in this collection: "terroir";
power and place; commodification and politics; and technology and
nature. The essays in each section offer broad frameworks for
looking at current research with wine at the core.
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