Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal
by Ishita Dey
Title:
Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal
Author:
Ishita Dey
Series (if any):
Ethnographic Innovations, South Asian Perspectives
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
242 pages, 10 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 36 Halftones, black and whi
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
ISBN-13:
9781041113201
EAN:
9781041113201
Classifications:
Interdisciplinary studies
Weight (g):
534
Dimensions (mm):
232 x 157 x 25
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£50.39
2 copies in stock
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Description
This book encapsulates the socio-cultural meanings of sweets - ritual, pride of craftsmanship, heritage and cultural identity. It also shows how sweets continue to be a part of 'Bengali' diet with a past of acute hunger, starvation, food movements and social welfare programmes for food security.
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