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Author Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007, author.

Title Food in the social order : studies of food and festivities in three American communities / Mary Douglas.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations.
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Series Mary Douglas collected works ; 9
Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007. Works. 2003.
Note "First published in 1973 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Standard social uses of food : introduction / Mary Douglas -- 2. Metaphysical aspects of an Oglala food system / William K. Powers, Marla M.N. Powers -- 3. Sociocultural dynamics and food habits in a southern community / Tony Larry Whitehead -- 4. Meal formats, meal cycles, and menu negotiation in the maintenance of an Italian-American community / Judith G. Goode, Karen Curtis, Janet Theophano -- 5. Measurement of calendrical information in food-taking behavior / Jonathan L. Gross.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Food habits -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Douglas, Mary. Food in the social order : studies of food and festivities in three American communities. London : Routledge, 2003 xi, 292 pages Mary Douglas collected works ; 9 9780415291125
ISBN 9780415291125 (hardback)
9780415488525 (pbk.)
0415291127 (hardback)
0415488524 (pbk.)
9781315824048 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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