Helen Vallianatos: 2 books
by Helen Vallianatos
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
In this innovative contribution to the study of food, gender, and power, Helen Vallianatos meticulously documents cultural values and beliefs, dietary practaices, and the nutritional and health status of mothers in Indian squatter settlements. She explores both large-scale forces—incorporating critical...
Acquired Tastes
Why Families Eat the Way They Do
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Magazine articles, news items, and self-improvement books tell us that our daily food choices – whether we opt for steak or vegetarian, takeout or homemade, a TV dinner or a sit-down meal – serve as bold statements about who we are as individuals. Acquired Tastes makes the case that our food habits...