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Wine is one of the most celebrated and appreciated commodities around the world. Wine writers and scientists tell us much about varieties of wines, winegrowing estates, the commercial value and the biochemistry of wine, but seldom address the cultural, social, and historical conditions through which wine is produced and represented. This path-breaking collection of essays by leading anthropologists looks not only at the product but also beyond this to disclose important social and cultural issues that inform the production and consumption of wine. The authors show that wine offers a window onto a variety of cultural, social, political and economic issues throughout the world. The global scope of these essays demonstrates the ways in which wine changes as an object of study, commodity and symbol in different geographical and cultural contexts. This book is unique in covering the latest ethnography, theoretical and ethnohistorical research on wine throughout the globe. Four central themes emerge in this collection: terroir; power and place; commodification and politics; and technology and nature. The essays in each section offer broad frameworks for looking at current research with wine at the core.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: specific events & topics

• Full title: Wine and Culture
• Subtitle: Vineyard to Glass
• Author: Rachel E. Black, Robert C. Ulin
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 336
• EAN: 9780857854001
• ISBN: 0857854003
• ID: 04742936
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 804 g
• Dimensions: 251 × 175 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. July 2013

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