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Item Details
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RICE AND BEANS
A UNIQUE DISH IN A HUNDRED PLACES |
| By: |
Richard Wilk (Editor), Richard Wilk (Editor), Livia Barbosa (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£85.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847889034 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847889034 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2012 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
An exploration of the dish around the world, from the culinary variances of this inherently local dish from cultures across Brazil to West Africa, to a broader account of the universal significance and symbolism of Rice and Beans as a cultural cornerstone amidst forces of globalization and nation-building. |
| Synopsis: |
Rice and Beans is a book about the paradox of local and global. On the one hand, this is a globe-spanning dish, a simple source of complete nutrition for billions of people in hundreds of countries. On the other hand, in every place people insist that rice and beans is a local invention, deeply rooted in a particular history and culture. How can something so universal also be so particular?The authors of this book explore the specific history of the versions of rice and beans beloved and indigenous in cultures from Brazil to West Africa. But they also plumb the shared African, Native American and European trans-Atlantic encounters and exchanges, and the contemporary forces of globalization and nation-building, which combine to make rice and beans a powerful substance and symbol of the relationship between food and culture. |
| Illustrations: |
27 bw illus |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Berg Publishers |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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