| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Map of Japan; Chapter 1:Redefining Japanese Food; 1.1. An Analytical Dimension; 1.2. Objectives and Methodology; 1.3. The Questions; 1.4. The Organisation ofthe Book; 1.5. Technical Note: Words, Pronunciation, and Glosses; Readings for Chapter 1; Chapter 2:A Framework for Discussion; 2.1. Food in Historical Theory; 2.2. Some Points of Agreement; 2.3. The Utility of the Concept of Rules -- 2.4. The Food Event as an Analytical Phenomenon; 2.5. Change in Foods |
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2.6. Food as an Aesthetic and as Art2.7. Food Culture and Total Culture; 2.8. A Structured View of Japanese Food; Readings for Chapter 2; Chapter 3:Japanese Food in its Background; 3.1. Geographyand History; 3.2. HistoricalMatrix; 3.3. Religion; 3.4. Gaijin at the Gates: External Influences; 3.5. The Business of Food; 3.6. The Japanese Household: Where One Eats; 3.7. Gurume: The Rise of Luxury as a Lifestyle; 3.8. From Wild to Natural: The Rise of the Natural Food Movement; 3.9. Food as a Symbol: Nihonjin and Other -Ron; 3.10. Summary; Readings for Chapter 3 |
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Chapter 4:Food Events and Their Meaning4.1. The Schematic Structure of the Japanese Meal; 4.2. Central Rice Meals; 4.3. Peripheral Rice Meals; 4.4. Oyatsu: Non-Rice Food Events; 4.5. Summary; Readingsfor Chapter 4; Chapter 5:Food Preparation Styles; 5.1. Raw Foods: Namasumono; 5.2. Nimono: Nabemonoand Entertainment; 5.3. Agemono: Frying and the Art of Borrowing; 5.4. Yakimono: Teppan; 5.5. Nimono: Men-Rui; 5.6. Male and Female inthe Food Game; 5.7. Summary; Readings for Chapter 5; Chapter 6:Food Loci; 6.1. The Home; 6.2. Eating Out; 6.3. Bar Foods; 6.4. Geographical Choice and ""Esunikku"" Restaurants |
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6.5. Social Correlates of Food LociReadings for Chapter 6; Chapter 7:Aesthetics in the World of Japanese Food; 7.1. Taste: The Physiological Element; 7.2. Colour and Shape in Utensils; 7.3. Texture; 7.4. Influences of Japanese Religion and Philosophy; 7.5. Artistic Dimensions in Japanese Food; 7.6. Moritsuke: The Uses of Framingand Space; 7.7. Juxtaposing the Artificial and the Natural; Readings for Chapter 7; Chapter 8:Learning the Cultural Rules; 8.1. Learning Food as aChild: School Lunch; 8.2. Learning as an Adult: Social Interaction and Media; 8.3. The Meibutsu Culture |
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8.4. Changing Tastes: The World of Food Fads8.5. Invention and Innovation in the Japanese Kitchen; Readings for Chapter 8; Chapter 9:The Art of Dining; 9.1. Dining and Ritual in Daily Life; 9.2. Dining Order: The Japanese Course; 9.3. The Epitome of Taste: The Tea Ceremony as a Food Event; 9.4. Sushi; 9.5. The Rituals of Eating; Reading for Chapter 9; Chapter 10:Japan's Food Culture: Dimensions and Contradictions; 10.1. Dimensions in Japanese Food; 10.2. The Economic World of the Japanese Gourmand; 10.3. Natural Food and Revivingthe Community; 10.4. Japanese Food and World Food: Japan as a Model |
| Summary |
The past few years have shown a growing interest in cooking and food, as a result of international food issues such as BSE, world trade and mass foreign travel, and at the same time there has been growing interest in Japanese Studies since the 1970s. This volume brings together the two interests of Japan and food, examining both from a number of perspectives. The book reflects on the social and cultural side of Japanese food, and at the same time reflects also on the ways in which Japanese culture has been affected by food, a basic human institution. Providing the reader with the historical |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index |
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Print version record |
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Cooking, Japanese.
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Food habits -- Japan
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COOKING -- General.
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Cooking, Japanese
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Food habits
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Manners and customs
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Kookkunst.
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Alimentation -- Japon -- Histoire.
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Cuisine japonaise.
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Habitudes alimentaires -- Japon -- Histoire.
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Japan -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069579
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Japan
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Japon -- Moeurs et coutumes.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jacob, Jeanne
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| ISBN |
9781136815492 |
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113681549X |
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