ANT 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Scurvy, Coal Tar, World War I

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Wide range in which food and politics intercept: food is both an expression of realities and a political tool used to change those realities. People with different political standings, typically eat different: obviously the higher classed eat better than the lower do. The material culture of food is also used to symbolize or express power and authority. Food as reward/punishment (cid:862)he (cid:449)ho (cid:449)o(cid:396)ks, eats. (cid:863) Food redistribution is a common aspect of politics: attracts political allies. Trade foods with one another (cid:862)co(cid:373)pa(cid:374)io(cid:374)(cid:863) com (come) pan (with bread) (cid:862)(cid:449)i(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g hea(cid:396)ts (cid:449)ith (cid:271)ea(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:396)i(cid:272)e(cid:863: gurage. There is a religious element in the political use of food. Political conflicts: war affects how people eat. Pa(cid:396)t 1: you"(cid:448)e got to feed (cid:455)ou(cid:396) t(cid:396)oops. Scurvy dietary disease (lacked vitamin c: symptoms: Took li(cid:373)es (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it"s high i(cid:374) vita(cid:373)i(cid:374) c. Two of four horsemen of the apocalypse: war: red horse, famine: black horse, death: pale horse.

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