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The Life of Cheese Crafting Food and Value in America Volume 41 California Studies in Food and
by Paxson, Heather
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Cheese is alive, and alive with meaning. Heather Paxson's beautifully written anthropological study of American artisanal cheesemaking tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers as well as consumers. Dairy farmers and artisans inhabit a world in which their colleagues and collaborators are a wild cast of characters, including plants, animals, microorganisms, family members, employees, and customers. As "unfinished" commodities, living products whose qualities are not fully settled, handmade cheeses embody a mix of new and old ideas about taste and value. By exploring the life of cheese, Paxson helps rethink the politics of food, land, and labor today.
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- University of California Brand
- Dec 10, 2012 Pub Date:
- 9780520270183 ISBN-13:
- 0520270185 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 9 in * 0.7 in * 6 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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