A renowned anthropologist explores the history and meaning of eating in America. Addressing issues ranging from the global phenomenon of Coca-Cola to the diets of American slaves, Sidney Mintz shows how our choices about food are shaped by a vast and increasingly complex global economy. He demonstrates that our food choices have enormous and often surprising significance.

如果讲“吃”，中国人的烹饪技术是世界一流的，但对于“吃”的意义的了解则知之甚少。而通过这本书的出版，能过使人们透过“吃”这种饮食行为，来更多地了解“吃”的文化与历史内涵。 这是一本很有品味的关于“吃”的学术专著。作者以人类学学者的视角对人类饮食进行多维思考，透过饮食行为，详谈文化与历史，这在大陆的出版物中尚属首例。不仅如此，书中所提供的知识点更让人耳目一新。看似简单且平凡的 “吃”却是这样的不平凡，它的发展历程竟有这许多的鲜活内容。这本书的内容不仅使人们重新认识了“吃”，更使人明了“吃”的意义。从而加深对“吃”与文化历史的结合有了更为清楚的认同。 开阔的思路、历史的深度与对未来的前瞻，对起步不久的中国饮食文化研究具有很好的启迪和推动作用。作为一部学术著作，此书的行文区生动、形象、深入浅出，有一定的可读性和科普意义，无论是平头百姓还是政府官...(展开全部)

如果讲“吃”，中国人的烹饪技术是世界一流的，但对于“吃”的意义的了解则知之甚少。而通过这本书的出版，能过使人们透过“吃”这种饮食行为，来更多地了解“吃”的文化与历史内涵。 这是一本很有品味的关于“吃”的学术专著。作者以人类学学者的视角对人类饮食进行多维思考，透过饮食行为，详谈文化与历史，这在大陆的出版物中尚属首例。不仅如此，书中所提供的知识点更让人耳目一新。看似简单且平凡的 “吃”却是这样的不平凡，它的发展历程竟有这许多的鲜活内容。这本书的内容不仅使人们重新认识了“吃”，更使人明了“吃”的意义。从而加深对“吃”与文化历史的结合有了更为清楚的认同。 开阔的思路、历史的深度与对未来的前瞻，对起步不久的中国饮食文化研究具有很好的启迪和推动作用。作为一部学术著作，此书的行文区生动、形象、深入浅出，有一定的可读性和科普意义，无论是平头百姓还是政府官...(展开全部)

What is the place of quality in contemporary capitalism? How is a product as ordinary as a bag of tea valued for its quality? In her innovative study, Sarah Besky addresses these questions by going inside an Indian auction house where experts taste and value mass-market black tea, one of the world’s most recognized commodities. Pairing rich historical data with ethnographic res...(展开全部)

What is the place of quality in contemporary capitalism? How is a product as ordinary as a bag of tea valued for its quality? In her innovative study, Sarah Besky addresses these questions by going inside an Indian auction house where experts taste and value mass-market black tea, one of the world’s most recognized commodities. Pairing rich historical data with ethnographic res...(展开全部)

Do we rely on different senses now than the ones we relied on in the past? How have our senses affected history? How have the senses themselves changed? What role have the senses played in the ways we discriminate? Exploring illuminating examples from antiquity to the twenty-first century, this lively, concise introduction to the essential, emerging field of sensory history pre...(展开全部)

Do we rely on different senses now than the ones we relied on in the past? How have our senses affected history? How have the senses themselves changed? What role have the senses played in the ways we discriminate? Exploring illuminating examples from antiquity to the twenty-first century, this lively, concise introduction to the essential, emerging field of sensory history pre...(展开全部)

作者:(美)加里·保罗·纳卜汉 译者:秋凉 加里·保罗·纳卜汉是一位享有国际声誉的自然作家，长期致力于保护生物多样性与社会文化多样性。包括《纽约时报》、《时代周刊》在内的许多著名杂志都评价他为本地化饮食运动的先驱，并认为他在保护社区文化与食物多样性方面做出了创造性的贡献。作为亚利桑那大学西南中心凯洛格讲座教授，纳卜汉长期在美国与墨西哥边境从事建立可持续食物生态系统的研究。他也是最早提出通过饮食治疗来控制糖尿病的学者。纳卜汉同时拥有一个小型农场，用于实践自己关于可持续食物生态系统的理论。纳卜汉著述颇丰，多部作品被翻译成阿拉伯语、西班牙语、意大利语、法语、韩语、日语等多国文字在世界范围内传播，并获得了麦克阿瑟天才奖、兰南文学奖等多项大奖。秋凉，本名季星，毕业于上海交通大学医学院，现任上海交通大学医学院附属新华医院产前诊断实验室主任，上海市儿科医学研究所细...(展开全部)

Award-winning whiskey writer and best-selling author Fred Minnick presents an easy-to-read interactive tasting journey that helps you select barrel-aged bourbons based on your flavor preferences. “The world has been waiting for this book.” —Jeffrey Morganthaler, author of The Bar Book and Drinking Distilled In this updated edition of Bourbon Curious: A Tasting Guide for the Sav...(展开全部)

Wine Tasting: A Professional Handbook is an essential guide for any professional or serious connoisseur seeking to understand both the theory and practice of wine tasting. From techniques for assessing wine properties and quality, including physiological, psychological, and physicochemical sensory evaluation, to the latest information on types of wine, the author guides the re...(展开全部)