The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Material Cultures 1st Edition

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Material Cultures, 1st Edition — edited by Irina D. Mihalache and Elizabeth Zanoni — is a definitive, interdisciplinary guide that rethinks how food and materiality shape social life around the world.

Discover a richly argued collection that bridges anthropology, history, design, museum studies and food studies. Contributors draw on case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania to examine how objects, containers, kitchens, markets and sensory practices produce meaning, identity and power. Clear, scholarly chapters explore production, consumption, preservation, waste, trade, and the aesthetics of taste—offering both theoretical frameworks and grounded empirical research.

Whether you’re a student building a course reading list, a researcher pursuing cross-cultural inquiry, a curator designing exhibitions, or a policy professional interested in food systems, this handbook delivers essential tools: conceptual maps, comparative perspectives, and methodological approaches that illuminate the material dimensions of food across settings.

Compact yet comprehensive, the 1st Edition makes complex ideas accessible without sacrificing academic rigor. It’s ideal for university libraries, course adoption in food studies and material culture programs, and anyone seeking a global, evidence-based understanding of how things and food interact to shape cultures.

Engage with new directions in material culture and food scholarship—add The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Material Cultures, 1st Edition to your collection today and enrich your research, teaching, or professional practice with thoughtful, globally minded analysis.

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