CONSUMING PASSIONS; The Anthropology of Eating
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. Hardcover. 279 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. How people eat reveals to an astonishing degree all of the other qualities of their society. Farb constructs a fascinating demonstration of the connections between eating habits and human behavior. From the most primitive to the most sophisticated societies, food has always been a way of celebrating and mourning. Interior and boards crisp and clean. Dust wrapper rubbed at the edges. Covered in protective mylar. Blue cloth covered boards, title in gilt. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. Item #4331
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