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This edited collection explores the historical dimensions, cultural practices, socio-economic mechanisms and political agendas that shape the notion of a national cuisine inside and outside of Japan. Japanese food is often perceived as pure, natural, healthy and timeless, and these words not only fuel a hype surrounding Japanese food and lifestyle worldwide, but also a domestic retro-movement that finds health and authenticity in 'traditional' ingredients, dishes and foodways. Food contributes to a person's identity and communicates a sense of social belonging, but it is also productive in the construction of local and national identities. The authors in this volume bring together research from the fields of history, cultural and religious studies, food studies as well as political science and international relations, and aim to shed light on relevant aspects of culinary nationalism in Japan while unearthing the underlying patterns and processes in the construction of food identities. Food in Japan will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Feeding Japan
• Author: Andreas Niehaus, Tine Walravens
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 540
• EAN: 9783319505527
• ISBN: 9783319505527
• ID: 15459999
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Weight: 848 g
• Dimensions: 162 × 223 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. September 2017

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