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The Italian way : food & social life

Author: Douglas A Harper; Patrizia Faccioli
Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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Outside of Italy, the country's culture and its food appear to be essentially synonymous. This book elucidates the guiding principle of the Italian table - a delicate balance between the structure of  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Douglas A Harper; Patrizia Faccioli
ISBN: 9780226317243 0226317242
OCLC Number: 273823462
Description: 311 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: Setting the table --
Frames of reference --
Love --
Power --
Labor --
Constructing food the Italian way --
Food combinations, meal sequence, and bodily well-being --
Class, regionalism, and commitment.--
Digestivo / by Patrizia Faccioli --
Cibo per la mente : (food for thought).
Responsibility: Douglas Harper and Patrizia Faccioli.
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