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Foodies

Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape

af Josee (University of Toronto Johnston

Bog, Paperback, Engelsk, 2014

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as democratic. Foodies frequent `hole in the wall¿ ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in working-class truck stops, and reject the snobbery of fancy French restaurants with formal table service. The second story describes how food operates as a source of status and distinction for economic and cultural elites, indirectly maintaining and reproducing social inequality. While the first storyline insist... (Læs mere)

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  • SprogEngelsk
  • IndbindingPaperback
  • ISBN9781138015128
  • Udgivet12/12/2014
  • Udgivet afTaylor & Francis Ltd
  • Længde260 sider
  • ForfatterJosee (University of Toronto Johnston
  • GenreBusiness og læring