The Mouth That Begs: Hunger, Cannibalism, and the Politics of Eating in Modern China

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pp. viii, (3), 447, “A very provocative view of the way modern Chinese practice, imagine, and politicize food culture and alimentary discourse. Instead of paying only lip service to materiality, Yue truly grapples with the material aspect of Chinese modernity ([PERMISSION PENDING] [RR, PP, slightly edited] David Wang, Columbia University) NPEating is certainly one of the great cultural metaphors in China, past and present. The Mouth That Begs is magnificent-sophisticated in writing and original in approach and interpretation. A most brilliant work indeed.([“

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ISBN 822323419
Published Date 1999
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Ppbk
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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pp. viii, (3), 447, “A very provocative view of the way modern Chinese practice, imagine, and politicize food culture and alimentary discourse. Instead of paying only lip service to materiality, Yue truly grapples with the material aspect of Chinese modernity ([PERMISSION PENDING] [RR, PP, slightly edited] David Wang, Columbia University) NPEating is certainly one of the great cultural metaphors in China, past and present. The Mouth That Begs is magnificent-sophisticated in writing and original in approach and interpretation. A most brilliant work indeed.([“

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Weight 0.85 kg