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PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-109353883768

ISBN-139789353883768

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Number of Pages444 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFood and Power : Expressions of Food-Politics in South Asia

SubjectSociology / General, Economics / General

Publication Year2020

TypeTextbook

AuthorKanchan Mukhopadhyay

Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight30.5 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2020-008933

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal338.1954

Table Of ContentIntroductionChanging Economy and Culture of Food in Spiti - Sumit MukherjeeTracing the Beef Politics of North India - Ziya Us SalamDravidian Food Culture: Discourse on Identity and Diffusion - Sreenathan MFood for Musicians: Gastric Ideas and Practices among North Indian Artistic Communities - Svetlana RyzhakovaTransaction of Food, Beverage and Ranking of Space - Nabakumar DuaryMan, Medicine and Foods in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh - Ala UddinThe Role of Panthibhojanam in the Navodhana Movement of Kerala - B. Francis KuliraniFeeding the Jarawas - Vishvajit Pandya and Madhumita MazumdarAsserting 'Freedom': Building Resistance in Student Communities through Consumption Strategies - Urmimala Sarkar MunsiFood Culture and Power Relations in Nepali Society: A Case from Chepang Community - Om Gurung and Uddhav RaiSustenance in the Margin: Food Ethnography of Kolkata Brothels - Chhanda MukhopadhyayHearth to Heaven: Ritualization of Food - Shibani RoyMateriality of Boro Food Culture: Social and Cultural Meanings - Dharitri NarzaryFood, Tradition and Politics among the Santals - Kanchan MukhopadhyayFood Tradition of Chandal Community - Saradindu BiswasPlace, Space, Identity and Transforming Cuisine among the Karen of the Andamans - Shiba Desor, Manish Chandi and Saw John Aung ThongSmall Community and Large Industries: Food and Other Resources of Dandami Maria of Bastar - Amitabha SarkarThe Idea of Food: A Discourse Encompassing Two Religious Faiths - Ratna DharGender Politics and Food Practices in Urban West Bengal - Moumita DeyIndex

SynopsisFood practices of a people is the product of multiple factors. Endogenous as well as exogenous factors influence people's opinion and preferences about food. In India and its neighbouring countries, food practices are often delimited by economic standing, religion, caste and analogous systems of social ranking of the consumers. State and market forces also influence food behaviour by exercising control over production and trade.Food and Power: Expressions of Food-Politics in South Asia studies power relations between those who eat and those who decide (or at least try to decide) what people should eat. It raises questions pertaining to the politicization of ethnographic tradition in South Asia in relation to the intersection of religion, economy and food. This book explores how traditional food practices have undergone change owing to the influences of migration globalization and popular media to understand how ethos of the powerful affects the foodways of relatively weaker ethnic, religious, occupational and gender groups, This book aims to understand how ethos of the powerful have influenced foodways of weaker ethnic, religious and occupational groups, it raises questions pertaining to politicization of tradition with respect to the intersection of religion, economy and food.

LC Classification NumberHD9000.6.F5854 2020