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  • The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets

    Series series Oxford Companions
    A sweet tooth is a powerful thing. Babies everywhere seem to smile when tasting sweetness for the first time, a trait inherited, perhaps, from our ancestors who foraged for sweet foods that were generally safer to eat than their bitter counterparts. But the "science of sweet" is only the beginning of a fascinating story, because it is not basic human need or simple biological impulse that prompts ... Read more

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  • Oral History

    An Interdisciplinary Anthology

    Series series American Association for State and Local History
    Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of classic articles by some of the best known proponents of oral history, demonstrating the basics of oral history, while also acting as a guidebook for how to use it in research. Added to this new edition is insight into how oral history is practiced on an international scale, making this book an indispensable resource for scholars of ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets

    Series series Oxford Companions
    A sweet tooth is a powerful thing. Babies everywhere seem to smile when tasting sweetness for the first time, a trait inherited, perhaps, from our ancestors who foraged for sweet foods that were generally safer to eat than their bitter counterparts. But the "science of sweet" is only the beginning of a fascinating story, because it is not basic human need or simple biological impulse that prompts ... Read more

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  • Fast Food/Slow Food

    The Cultural Economy of the Global Food System

    Series series Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series
    Wilk and his colleagues draw upon their own international field experience to examine how food systems are changing around the globe. The authors offer a cultural perspective that is mising in other economic and developmental studies, and provide rich ethnographic data on markets, industrial production, and food economies. This new book will appeal to professionals in economic and environmental ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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  • Gastro Obscura

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