{"product_id":"the-taste-culture-reader-carolyn-korsmeyer-9780857856982","title":"The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaste is recognized as one of the most evocative senses. The flavors of food play an important role in identity, memory, emotion, desire, and aversion, as well as social, religious and other occasions. Yet despite its fundamental role, taste is often mysteriously absent from discussions about food. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in its second edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Taste Culture Reader\u003c\/i\u003e examines the sensuous dimensions of eating and drinking and highlights the centrality of taste in human experience. Combining both classic and contemporary sources from anthropology, philosophy, sociology, history, science, and beyond, the book features excerpts from texts by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Pierre Bourdieu, Brillat-Savarin, Marcel Proust, Sidney Mintz, and M.F.K. Fisher as well as original essays by authors such as David Sutton, Lisa Heldke, David Howes, Constance Classen, and Amy Trubek. This edition has been revised substantially throughout to include the latest scholarship on the senses and features new introductions from the editor as well as 10 new chapters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe perfect introduction to the study of taste, this is essential reading for students in food studies, anthropology, sensory studies, philosophy, and culinary arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Korsmeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857856987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857856982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Carolyn Korsmeyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947406590207,"sku":"9780857856982","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a0d246e2-417f-4c7b-b3e3-b9eea6cd991a.jpg?v=1681518540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taste-culture-reader-carolyn-korsmeyer-9780857856982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}