| Brazilian Food: Race, Class and Identity in Regional Cuisines Contributor(s): Fajans, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0857850415 ISBN-13: 9780857850416 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Agriculture & Food - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 394.120 |
| LCCN: 2012017456 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.65 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brazil is a nation of vast expanses and enormous variation from geography and climate to cultures and languages. Within these boundaries are definable regions in which certain customs, history, and shared views help define an identity and cohesion. In many cases, the pattern of settlement and immigration has influenced the culinary culture of Brazil. This book explores the role that food and cuisine play in the construction of identity on both the regional and national levels in Brazil through key case examples. It explores the way in which food has become an important element in attracting tourists to a region as well as a way of making aspects of a culture known beyond its borders as cookbooks, ingredients and restaurants move outward in our globalized world. |