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Food in the USA: A Reader
The Anthropology of Food and Body:
Gender, Meaning and Power
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Food and Gender: Identity and Power
Slow - the international herald of taste and culture
Around the Tuscan Table
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Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth Century Florence
By Carole Counihan (New York: Routledge, 2004)
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Table of Contents
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List of Illustrations
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viii
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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ix
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Chapter 1 - Food as Voice in Twentieth Century Florence
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1
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Chapter 2 - Florentine Cuisine and Culture (selected reading)
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17
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Chapter 3 - Historical Roots of Florentine Food, Family and Gender
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35
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Chapter 4 - Florentine Diet and Culture
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57
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Chapter 5 - Food Production, Reproduction, and Gender
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79
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Chapter 6 - Balancing Gender Differences
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97
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Chapter 7 - Commensality, Family, and Community
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117
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Chapter 8 - Parents and Children: Feeding and Gender
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139
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Chapter 9 - Food and Gender: Towards the Future
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157
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Chapter 10 - Conclusion: Molto, Ma Buono?
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177
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Appendices
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A - Life Synopses of Subjects in 1984
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193
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B - Glossary of Italian terms
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197
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C - Recipe List: recipes collected from all subjects
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205
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D - Recipes
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211
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Notes
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223
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Bibliography
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235
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Index
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245
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