Taste is recognized as one of the most evocative senses. The flavors of food play an important role in identity, memory, emotion, desire, and aversion, as well as social, religious and other occasions. Yet despite its fundamental role, taste is often mysteriously absent from discussions about food. Now in its second edition, The Taste Culture Reader examines the sensuous dimensions of eating and drinking and highlights the centrality of taste in human experience. Combining both classic and contemporary sources from anthropology, philosophy, sociology, history, science, and beyond, the book features excerpts from texts by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Pierre Bourdieu, Brillat-Savarin, Marcel Proust, Sidney Mintz, and M.F.K. Fisher as well as original essays by authors such as David Sutton, Lisa Heldke, David Howes, Constance Classen, and Amy Trubek. This edition has been revised substantially throughout to include the latest scholarship on the senses and features new introductions from the editor as well as 10 new chapters. The perfect introduction to the study of taste, this is essential reading for students in food studies, anthropology, sensory studies, philosophy, and culinary arts.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9780857857897
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222069796
Product Key Features
Author
Professor Carolyn Korsmeyer
Publication Name
The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
757g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Sensory Formations
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Editor
Professor Carolyn Korsmeyer
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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