00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612515805 Buklod 20230619154520.0 a r |||| u| ta 141222s2015 enk rb |001 0|eng d 9781847889256 (paperback) (iLib)UPD-00264108222 DLC DMLS rda eng DMLUC GT 2850 O26 2015 O'Connor, Kaori author. The never-ending feast the anthropology and archaeology of feasting Kaori O'Connor. London Bloomsbury Academic 2015. x, 239 pages 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Introduction -- Mesopotamia : feasting in the first cities -- Achaemenid Persia : feasting as luxury Greece -- the invention of 'democratic' feasting Shang China (1600-1050 BCE) -- archaeology and the hidden history of early feasting in China -- The Mongol empire : an empire built on drinking Heian Japan -- feasting with the eyes Polynesia -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. "Human life is a never-ending feast. Throughout history, and in all parts of the world, feasts have been the primary arena for displays of hierarchy, status and power; a stage upon which loyalties and alliances are negotiated; the occasion for the mobilization and distribution of resources, and the place where identities are created and consolidated through inclusion and exclusion. Feasting in the West in the medieval and modern periods is now well known and central to the study of culture, food and society. But there has been no broad study like this that, while grounded in anthropology and archaeology, also draws upon history and literature for an interdisciplinary look at feasting in the past, outside Europe, without which our knowledge of feasting and understanding of how our global world has been constituted is incomplete. Until now, mainstream feasting studies and food histories have concentrated on European traditions, while others - equally important - have been disregarded and ignored. Focusing on key periods and aspects, looking at feasting in societies not usually dealt with outside highly specialized area studies, combining theory and description, this work examines the never-ending feast in sites that include Mesopotamia, Achaemenid Persia, China, the Mongol Empire and Japan"-- Provided by publisher. Food habits History. Food Social aspects. Dinners and dining History. Book http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/263/9781847889263/image/lgcover.9781847889263.jpg Cover image FO UPD DMLS GT 2850 O26 2015 Book