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Based on personal interviews with military spouses, as well as current articles and statistics and studies from the Department of Defense and Rand National Defense Research Institute, this book provides an objective look at America's military family in the 21st century, and explains how the military is attempting to improve family life.

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Is any food safe Will Mad Cow Disease kill us all How many calories are really in your restaurant Caesar salad Modern consumers are besieged with conflicting messages about food and nutrition, making it difficult for the lay person to know what to believe. This book explores the controversies in the field of food and nutrition.

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The cuisine of China is widely considered to be one of the best because it meets the requirements of geographic variety, inclusion of all types of foods, and a long-established and well-developed culinary tradition. Food Culture in China is loaded with information on the cuisine's prominent role in Chinese culture.

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Offers an overview of Germany's revived and invigorated food culture. This book provides an understanding of Germans and their food - the history, ingredients, cooking, special occasions, lifestyle eating habits, and diet and health.

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The cooking traditions and classic dishes for which Britain is known are described as well, as they still help to define the people.

Commercialization and globalization are shown to characterize British foodways today.

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Students will find much of cultural interest here to complement country studies and foodies will discover fresh perspectives.

From prehistoric times there has been considerable mixing of cultures and cuisines within India. the southern rice-based cuisine, with an extensive review of each regional cuisine with typical meals.

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There is keen interest in the exquisite yet simple Italian cuisine and Italian culture. Italian food is perceived and portrayed in the media as representing a whole lifestyle: Italians live la dolce vita, leisurely eating and drinking with friends and families, families are still important, and communities are close knit.

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Since ancient times, the most important foods in the Mexican diet have been corn, beans, squash, tomatillos, and chile peppers.

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The diversity of food cultures within the former Soviet Union, with more than 100 distinct nationalities, is overwhelming, but Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia brilliantly distills the main elements of contemporary cuisine and food-related customs for students and foodies.

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Many dishes, cooking methods, and food habits have survived with little modification since time immemorial.

Students and other readers will learn much about the South American foodways in daily life today, with special attention paid to historical perspective and any rural and urban differences.

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The final chapter on diet and health looks at some of the ideologies underlying the relation between food and disease, particularly the humoral system, and then considers the nutritional challenges related to recent changes in local food systems, including food safety.

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This volume offers an overview of Spanish food and eating habits, taking into account a long and complex history, plus distinctive social, cultural, linguistic, geographic, political, and economic characteristics.

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Food that originated from the Mediterranean area is incredibly popular. Pasta, pizza, kebab, and falafel can be found just about everywhere. This book presents an understanding of food culture throughout the region.

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The similar cuisines of the Near East, Middle East, and North Africa stem from ancient cultures and variable climates, ranging from Mediterranean to desert.

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In every land, various traditions, customs, and legends have developed around food. Culturally and ethnically inclusive, from soul food to Navaho fry bread, the volume looks at basic Jewish and Islamic food traditions and Asian, Latin, and European influences on the foods of America.

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Institutionalised as a fascist game in Mussolini's Italy, football was exploited domestically in an attempt to develop a sense of Italian identity and internationally as a diplomatic tool to improve Italy's standing in the global arena.

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Institutionalized as a fascist game in Mussolini's Italy, football was exploited domestically in an attempt to develop a sense of Italian identity and internationally as a diplomatic tool to improve Italy's standing in the global arena.

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Examines how groups of young male fans come to be identified as football 'hooligans, and challenges the assumption that violence is wholly central to the match-day experience for these supporters. This book is for undergraduates of social anthropology, sociology and criminology, and also for the general reader with an interest in football culture.

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The authors present provocative new perspectives on female history, the history of American medicine and psychology, and the history of child-rearing unlike any other.

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Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

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Charles Young served as the highest-ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army until 1917.

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Forget CSI - this is the real deal! From Jeffrey Dahmer to 9/11, these are true case histories from one of the world's foremost forensic anthropologists.