From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies

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From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies

Author	: Arlene Voski Avakian
File Size	: 44,7 Mb
Publisher	: Liverpool University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 January 2005
ISBN	: 1558495118
Pages	: 318 pages

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From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies by Arlene Voski Avakian Book PDF Summary

Sheds light on the history of food, cooking, and eating. This collection of essays investigates the connections between food studies and women's studies. From women in colonial India to Armenian American feminists, these essays show how food has served as a means to assert independence and personal identity.

From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies by Arlene Voski Avakian

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