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02005aam a2200337 i 4500 001 DAC095662BEA11ECAE902C522AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211013010022 008 210312s2021 xx b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2021933253 020 $a 9780300253771 020 $a 030025377X 035 $a (OCoLC)1241246123 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d ERASA $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d WIM $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IOU $d SILO 082 04 $a 394.12/09 $2 23 082 04 $a 641.3/09 $2 23 100 1 $a Freedman, Paul, $d 1949- $e author. 245 10 $a Why food matters / $c Paul Freedman. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a 204 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Why X matters 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Why does food matter? Historically, food has not always been considered a serious subject on par with, for instance, a performance art like opera or a humanities discipline like philosophy. Necessity, ubiquity, and repetition contribute to the apparent banality of food, but these attributes don't capture food's emotional and cultural range, from the quotidian to the exquisite. In this short, passionate book, Paul Freedman makes the case for food's vital importance, stressing its crucial role in the evolution of human identity and human civilizations. Freedman presents a highly readable and illuminating account of food's unique role in our lives, a way of expressing community and celebration, but also divisive with regard to race, cultural difference, gender, and geography. This wide-ranging book is a must-read for food lovers and all those interested in how cultures and identities are formed and maintained. 650 0 $a Food habits $x History. 650 0 $a Food $x History. $x History. 830 0 $a Why X matters. 941 $a 2 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20221221010125.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211013010104.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DAC095662BEA11ECAE902C522AECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search