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OverviewAt its most basic, food is vital to our survival: there can be no form of life without it. But in economically developed and thriving societies there is more to eating and drinking than just surviving. As the centuries have passed the marketing, preparation and presentation of food has become an intrinsic part of the modern consumer society. Food operates in the religious sphere too, with consumption and abstinence playing their part in religious ritual whilst methods of animal slaughter have moved into the political, as well as religious arena. Food not only sustains the migrant on both the real and metaphorical journey from home to elsewhere, it also provides a bridge between the familiar and the unfamiliar. Food acts as a catalyst for cultural fusion and excitement but it can also endanger: change of diet all too frequently creating as many health problems as it resolves. Its multi-disciplinary nature enables this text to address all the above issues in chapters written by academics in the fields of migration, economics, nutrition, medicine and history. As we continue to explore the minutiae of the immigrant experience, this work should be useful for all those engaged in the study of migration. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne J. KershenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780754618744ISBN 10: 0754618749 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 09 October 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'A path-breaking volume which brings together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore the ways in which Britain's minorities approach the issue of food. This is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of a relatively neglected aspect of British life - a contribution which ranges across both time and space.' John Eade, University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK 'Combining both historical and contemporary research, this volume fills an important gap in migration literature.' Steven Vertovec, ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, UK ’A path-breaking volume which brings together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore the ways in which Britain’s minorities approach the issue of food. This is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of a relatively neglected aspect of British life - a contribution which ranges across both time and space.’ John Eade, University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK ’Combining both historical and contemporary research, this volume fills an important gap in migration literature.’ Steven Vertovec, ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, UK 'A path-breaking volume which brings together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore the ways in which Britain's minorities approach the issue of food. This is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of a relatively neglected aspect of British life - a contribution which ranges across both time and space.' John Eade, University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK 'Combining both historical and contemporary research, this volume fills an important gap in migration literature.' Steven Vertovec, ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford, UK Author InformationAnne J. Kershen, Dr, Director of the Centre for the Study of Migration and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Politics, Queen Mary College, University of London Contributors: Anne J. Kershen, Lucio Sponza, Panikos Panayi, Todd Endelman, Lien Bich Luu, Bruce Hindmarsh, Anuradha Basu, Sally Chan, Angela J.M. Donkin, Elizabeth A. Dowler, Daniel W. Sellen, Alison Tedstone, Nasima Mannan, Barbara J. Boucher. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |