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Food and society in classical antiquity / Peter Garnsey.

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Food and society in classical antiquity / Peter Garnsey.

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Food and society in classical antiquity / Peter Garnsey.

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Full title

Food and society in classical antiquity / Peter Garnsey.

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Publisher

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Date

1999.

Call Numbers

N394.120937/2

Record Identifier

74VvWkoxAj4Z

MMS ID

991012051019702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

Introduction: Food, substance and symbol -- 1. Diet -- 2. Food and the economy -- 3. Food crisis -- 4. Malnutrition -- 5. Otherness -- 6. Forbidden foods -- 7. Food and the family -- 8. Haves and havenots -- 9. You are with whom you eat -- Conclusion: Choice and necessity.

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1999.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

This is the first study of food in classical antiquity that treats food as both a biological and a cultural phenomenon. The variables of food quantity, quality and availability, and the impact of disease, are evaluated and a judgement reached on the health of the population which inclines to pessimism. Food is also a symbol, evoking other basic hum...

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Food and society in classical antiquity / Peter Garnsey.

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Notes

General note

Key themes in ancient history.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-168) and index.

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Call Numbers

N394.120937/2

Record Identifier

74VvWkoxAj4Z

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWkoxAj4Z

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ISBN

0521645883(pbk.) :

9780521641821 (hardback)

0521641829 (hardback)

9780521645881 (paperback)

0521645883 (paperback)

9780521641821(cased) :

0521641829(cased) :

9780521645881(pbk.) :

DDC

394.120937

MMS ID

991012051019702626

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