Nina L. Etkin
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Edible Medicines
An Ethnopharmacology of Food
The University of Arizona Press
- Copyright year: 2006
Eating on the Wild Side
The Pharmacologic, Ecologic and Social Implications of Using Noncultigens
Edited by Nina L. Etkin
The University of Arizona Press
Foods of Association
Biocultural Perspectives on Foods and Beverages that Mediate Sociability
The University of Arizona Press
This fascinating book examines the biology and culture of foods and beverages that are consumed in communal settings, with special attention to their health implications. Nina Etkin covers a wealth of topics, exploring human evolutionary history, the Slow Food movement, ritual and ceremonial foods, caffeinated beverages, spices, the street foods of Hawaii and northern Nigeria, and even bottled water. Her work is framed by a biocultural perspective that considers both the physiological implications of consumption and the cultural construction and circulation of foods.