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Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom - by Sidney W Mintz (Paperback)

Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom - by  Sidney W Mintz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A renowned anthropologist explores the history and meaning of eating in America. <p/>Addressing issues ranging from the global phenomenon of Coca-Cola to the diets of American slaves, Sidney Mintz shows how our choices about food are shaped by a vast and increasingly complex global economy. He demonstrates that our food choices have enormous and often surprising significance.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'A buffet of information.' --Gael McCarthy, The New York Times <p/>'A collection of thoughtful. . . . essays. [Mintz's] writing is intellectually lively and stylistically colorful.' --Colman Andrews, Saveur<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Sidney W. Mintz, author of <i>Worker in the Cane, Carribbean Transformations, </i>and <i>Sweetness and Power</i> is professor of anthropology at Johns Hopkins University.

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