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Author: Krishnendu Ray (New York University, USA)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.549kg
ISBN: 9780857858351
ISBN 10: 0857858351
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 11 February 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The Ethnic Restaurateur explores subordination and power in the domain of palatal taste which challenges standard theories of aesthetic taste and culture-making in an American city. ... A very insightful sociological study on the American culinary world. -- Sarah Kahn The Washington Book Review Mentioned. Live Mint
The Ethnic Restaurateur explores subordination and power in the domain of palatal taste which challenges standard theories of aesthetic taste and culture-making in an American city. ... A very insightful sociological study on the American culinary world. -- Sarah Kahn * The Washington Book Review * Ray...[sketches] the tiers of what he calls a 'global hierarchy of taste.' ... Ultimately, [his] theory is addressing not just the construction of opinions about food, but about culture more generally.The global hierarchy of cultural taste is, in Ray's eyes, arranged according to capital flows more than it is to any inherent beauty or virtue a culture may possess. * The Atlantic * As the fields of food criticism, food journalism, and food studies increasingly turn their attention to questions of authenticity and appropriation, The Ethnic Restaurateur provides an essential perspective on the subject. -- Jenna Mason * The Southern Foodways Alliance * The Ethnic Restaurateur comprises an extensive reflective introduction, four interconnected substantive essays (chapters 2-5), and a brief conclusion. ...This is an engaging and sometimes polemical book which contributes to understanding ethnic entrepreneurs and the circulation and appreciation of culinary traditions, as well as beckoning towards comparison with other national experiences. * Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies *
The Ethnic Restaurateur explores subordination and power in the domain of palatal taste which challenges standard theories of aesthetic taste and culture-making in an American city. ... A very insightful sociological study on the American culinary world. -- Sarah Kahn The Washington Book Review
Author Information
Krishnendu Ray is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University, USA.
