Bigger Fish to Fry

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<p> What defines cooking as cooking, and why does cooking matter to the understanding of society, cultural change and everyday life? This book explores these questions by proposing a new theory of the meaning of cooking as a willingness to put oneself and ones meals at risk on a daily basis. Richly illustrated with examples from the authors anthropology fieldwork in Greece,<em>Bigger Fish to Fry</em> proposes a new approach to the meaning of cooking and how the study of cooking can reshape our understanding of social processes more generally.</p>

Autorenportrait

<p><strong>David E. Sutton</strong> has been teaching at the department of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University Since 1999. He has been a Full Professor since 2011. Key Publications include<em>Secrets from the Greek Kitchen</em> (California Series in Food and Culture, 2014), and<em>Remembrance of Repasts</em> (Berg, Materializing Culture Series, 2001).</p>

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