Italian studies on food and quality of life / Carolina Facioni, Gabriele Di Francesco, Paolo Corvo, editors.
2022
HN476
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Title
Italian studies on food and quality of life / Carolina Facioni, Gabriele Di Francesco, Paolo Corvo, editors.
ISBN
9783030978068 (electronic bk.)
3030978060 (electronic bk.)
9783030978051 (print)
3030978052
3030978060 (electronic bk.)
9783030978051 (print)
3030978052
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 149 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-97806-8 doi
Call Number
HN476
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.40945
Summary
The book explores, through a reflection on food, the complexity of the concept of well-being. It starts from the consideration that food is a fundamental element for human well-being, and for well-being of the planet as a whole. Not only does food guarantee the survival of human beings, it is also a cultural expression. With regard to the Italian socio-cultural context, the contributors explore how food relates to aspects such as history, tradition, new food styles, health, and the old and new technologies used to produce food. The studies in the book do not simply analyse indicators to illustrate the Italian situation in the "here and now". As part of the tradition of studies on social indicators, they provide valid and well-founded indications to contribute to an improvement in the quality of life for years to come. This work on the theme of food represents a very useful contribution to the general reflection on well-being and its statistical, sociological, and multidisciplinary study, due to the importance historically given to food in Italy and the socio-cultural implications of food in various life contexts.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 20, 2022).
Series
Social indicators research series ; v. 85.
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Print version: 9783030978051
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