Women's Food Matters
Book description
Women have always been inextricably linked to food, especially in its production and preparation. This link, which applies cross-culturally, has seldom been fully acknowledged or celebrated. The role of women in this is usually taken for granted and therefore often rendered unimportant or invisible. This book presents a wide-ranging, interdiscplinary…
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1 author picked Women's Food Matters as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the first book of its kind to combine a focus on women’s food knowledge from growing and harvesting to cooking.
The author draws from a wide array of sources to provide a rare cross-cultural and historical perspective on women’s food practices and their significance to “sexual politics.” Written in accessible and lively prose that is both informative and a pleasure to read.
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