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Italian Food Activism in Urban Sardinia - (Criminal Practice) by Carole Counihan (Paperback)

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  • With her new book, Italian Food Activism in Urban Sardinia, cultural anthropologist Carole Counihan makes a significant contribution to understanding the growing global movement for food democracy.Providing a detailed ethnographic case study from Cagliari, the capital of the Italian island-region of Sardinia, she draws upon Sardinians' own descriptions of their actions and motivations to change their food as they pursue grassroots alternatives to the agro-industrial food system through GAS (Gruppi di Acquisito Solidale or solidarity-based purchase groups), organic and urban agriculture, alternative restaurants, and farm-to-school programs.
  • About the Author: Carole Counihan is Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Millersville University, USA.
  • 192 Pages
  • Social Science, Agriculture & Food
  • Series Name: Criminal Practice

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With her new book, Italian Food Activism in Urban Sardinia, cultural anthropologist Carole Counihan makes a significant contribution to understanding the growing global movement for food democracy.

Providing a detailed ethnographic case study from Cagliari, the capital of the Italian island-region of Sardinia, she draws upon Sardinians' own descriptions of their actions and motivations to change their food as they pursue grassroots alternatives to the agro-industrial food system through GAS (Gruppi di Acquisito Solidale or solidarity-based purchase groups), organic and urban agriculture, alternative restaurants, and farm-to-school programs. They link their activism to the sensory and emotional resonance of food and its nostalgic connections to place, tradition, and culture. They stress the importance of education through experience, and they build relationships and networks through workshops, farm visits, and commensality.

The book focuses on three key themes to emerge in interviews with Cagliari food activists: the significance of territorio (or place), the importance of taste, and the role of education. By exploring these areas of concern, Counihan uncovers key tensions in consumption as a force for change, in individual vs. group actions, and in political and economic power relations, which are of crucial importance to wider global efforts to promote food democracy.



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'We grab them with the senses, ' notes one Italian food activist. This book, written by one of the leading scholars in food anthropology, does exactly that!
David E. Sutton, Southern Illinois University, USA

Offering a vivid picture of an island engaged in eating well, Counihan's methodology is extremely thorough ... [This book] will be of particular benefit to those scholars interested in taste, place, and territorio (or terroir) as the detailed place-based ethnography grounds these themes in everyday practice. It would also be of great interest to food activists, a rare and welcome thing that the subjects of research be a key audience for the finished work.
Graduate Association for Food Studies

One of the strengths of this work is its ethnographic approach ... The testimonies of food activists engage the reader and exemplify the theoretical concepts framing the presentation of each chapter and case study.
EuropeNow



About the Author



Carole Counihan is Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Millersville University, USA.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .41 Inches (D)
Weight: .61 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Agriculture & Food
Series Title: Criminal Practice
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Author: Carole Counihan
Language: English
Street Date: June 25, 2020
TCIN: 1005552855
UPC: 9781350170070
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-2052
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.41 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
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