Anthropology of Food: Guide to Library Research
BOOKS!
Hog and Hominy: Soul Food from Africa to America by Call Number: Online at UMass
Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy by Call Number: Online at UMass, in paper at Amherst College and Mt Holyoke
Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar by Call Number: Online at UMass
Books on Food
Use the Five Colleges or UMass Library Catalog to search for books. Below are some examples of "Subject begins with..." searches. Use these as examples for constructing your own searches by subject.
Sample searches:
Subject begins with:
Cooking, followed by the ethnic group or nationality:
Cooking Mexican
Diet, followed by the name of the country:
Diet Great Britain
Food habits, followed by the name of the country:
Food habits India
Food habits United States
Food social aspects
Food supply
"Social life and customs" preceded by the name of the country or ethnic group:
Nigeria social life and customs
Polish americans social life and customs
Check this chart for the location of books at UMass Du Bois Library.
To have books delivered from from Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke or Smith Colleges, click the Request Item button in the book record and enter the library barcode number on your UCard.
