Book contents
- The Archaeology of Food
- The Archaeology of Food
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 What Is Food, and Why Do Archaeologists Study It?
- Chapter 2 How Do Archaeologists Study Food?
- Chapter 3 Food and Economics
- Chapter 4 Food and Inequality
- Chapter 5 Food and Politics
- Chapter 6 Identity: Food, Affiliation, and Distinction
- Chapter 7 Food, Ritual, and Religion
- Chapter 8 Archaeology, Food, and the Future
- References
- Index
Chapter 6 - Identity: Food, Affiliation, and Distinction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2019
- The Archaeology of Food
- The Archaeology of Food
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 What Is Food, and Why Do Archaeologists Study It?
- Chapter 2 How Do Archaeologists Study Food?
- Chapter 3 Food and Economics
- Chapter 4 Food and Inequality
- Chapter 5 Food and Politics
- Chapter 6 Identity: Food, Affiliation, and Distinction
- Chapter 7 Food, Ritual, and Religion
- Chapter 8 Archaeology, Food, and the Future
- References
- Index
Summary
People use food to express and to negotiate their identities. This chapter reviews the archaeological conversations surrounding food, ethnicity, race, and gender.
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- The Archaeology of FoodIdentity, Politics, and Ideology in the Prehistoric and Historic Past, pp. 129 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019