Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Eating

Description

Authors: Farb, Peter (1929-1980) and Armelagos, George (1936-2014)

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Pub Date: 1980

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  Inscribed by one of the authors on ffep.  Without dust jacket.  Some edge and corner wear, light bumping to corners.

Notes: It’s not often you know the origin story of a book, but in this case the inscription tells the tale.  “To Florence and Bob  This book was inspired by the liver at breakfast in Wadi Halfa.  Love, George and Pigpen.”  Presumably, Armelagos is referring to Farb as “Pigpen”, but I could be wrong.  Liver at breakfast.  Yum.  Understanding societies and cultures through eating.  To paraphrase Wendell Berry, “If you don’t know where your food comes from you’re an industrial eater.”