Transactions in Taste: The Collaborative Lives of Everyday Bengali Food by Manpr

Description: Transactions in Taste by Manpreet Janeja Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Studies social practices, identities, conflicts of agency and perceived inequities in the cultural economies of food vis-a-vis production, consumption, exchange and ownership. This book examines culinary practices of Bengali Hindu and Muslim poor and middle classes in Calcutta and Dhaka. Publisher Description In a radical departure from previous ethnographies of food, this book asks how and why food is pivotal to social relations and forms of identity that emerge as normal and not-normal. It does so by describing the production, consumption, distribution, and disposal of normal Bengali food in middle-class households that employ cooks from poor classes, and in Bengali restaurants, in contemporary Calcutta (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh). In a rare comparative foray into Bengali Hindu and Muslim food-ways on both sides of the border, the book includes addas (idle-talk) and interviews with both men and women. It initiates a dialogue that links issues of agency, place, hospitality, and ownership with a new field that places food as an artefact at the centre of its inquiry. It invites the reader throughout to approach food afresh, as the key that unlocks the complexities of what is mundane yet profound -- the everyday. The book thus analyses the constant and fraught negotiations that feed into definitions of normality, class and identity in the deeply intimate yet intensely public domain of food.Food transactions here provide a window into shifting configurations of trust, power, and conflict integral to social relationships, shaped by events such as the 1943--44 Bengal famine, the 1947 partition of India, and the 1971 Bangladesh War. Author Biography Manpreet K. Janeja is Eugénie Strong Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at Girton College, University of Cambridge. Details ISBN 0415553741 ISBN-13 9780415553742 Title Transactions in Taste Author Manpreet Janeja Format Hardcover Year 2009 Pages 222 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:23158948; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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