Carole Counihan is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Millersville University, USA.

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Preface
1. Ethnography of Italian Food Activism
2. Food, Slow Food, and Middle-Class Activism
3. Food and Territorio: Place, Identity, and Activism
4. Resistance Farming and Multifunctionality
5. Taste Activism and the Emotional Power of Food
6. Restaurants: Sites of Activism, Local Food, and Taste-Making
7. Critical Food Education: Place, Taste and Community
8. Commerce and Activism: Compromises and Challenges
9. Conclusion: Italian Food Activism and Global Democracy
Notes
References
Index