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Author Counihan, Carole, 1948-

Title Around the Tuscan table : food, family, and gender in twentieth century Florence / Carole M. Counihan
Published New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Chapter 1 Food as Voice in Twentieth-Century Florence -- chapter 2 Florentine Cuisine and Culture -- chapter 3 Historical Roots of Florentine Food, Family, and Gender -- chapter 4 Florentine Diet and Culture -- chapter 5 Food Production, Reproduction, and Gender -- chapter 6 Balancing Gender Differences -- chapter 7 Commensality, Family, and Community -- chapter 8 Parents and Children: Feeding and Gender -- chapter 9 Food and Gender: Toward the Future -- chapter 10 Conclusion: Molto, Ma Buono?
Summary Annotation In this delicious book, noted food scholar Carole M. Counihan presents a compelling and artfully told narrative about family and food in late 20th-century Florence. Based on solid research, Counihan examines how family, and especially gender have changed in Florence since the end of World War II to the present, giving us a portrait of the changing nature of modern life as exemplified through food and foodways
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index
Notes English
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Subject Food habits -- Italy -- Florence -- History -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
Food habits
Manners and customs
SUBJECT Florence (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Subject Italy -- Florence
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2003017144
ISBN 0203491009
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