Since the end of the nineteenth century the dairy sectors of some industrialised European and American countries have experienced a phase of growth that took place at a different rate and in a different manner in each country, and which was made possible by the availability of raw materials and a more widespread knowledge of scientific and technological methods. The sector’s expansion was favoured by a revolution in transport networks, the beginning of globalisation in world markets and, decisively, by advances in packaging and refrigeration techniques. Italy in particular, despite its low availability of raw materials compared to other countries, rose quickly throughout the last century to become one of the largest international producers and exporters of cheese, especially of high value PDO cheeses. What factors were behind this achievement and which were the strengths and weaknesses of the sector during the twentieth century? The articles presented in this volume attempt to provide an answer to these questions from different points of view and using different interpretative approaches. The geographical range covered by these studies also reaches beyond Italy in order to look at other countries with relatively ancient dairy traditions. This comparative approach, although limited to just a few countries, is important in that it allows us to describe the evolution of a milk and dairy sector which has had such a large influence on the economic life of many regions in the Italian peninsula.

This book examines the connection between food and identity in the Nigerian diaspora community in Belgium. Encounters between people from different cultures do not lead to a simple adaptation of the diet, but usually give rise to some kind of fusion of new and indigenous food habits.

The author questions the relationship between what Nigerian migrants in the diaspora eat, their self-perception and how they engage with outsiders. Starting with a historical introduction about the country, this study examines what aspects of the Nigerian food culture is retained and what has changed. This is reflected by the dynamics in the Nigerian homes, especially the gender roles.

The new generation of Nigerians, who see Belgium as home, also hang on to a Nigerian diet that remains not only an important part of who they are, but is also used in the creation of cultural boundaries and group identities. However, the influence of the new environment is very present because each diaspora community, wherever and whenever, must adapt. Skills such as language and social norms are indeed necessary to survive in the new environment. Yet, food plays a prominent role: on the one hand, it contributes to the affirmation of Nigerian feelings, and on the other hand, food serves as a means of communication with the host country.

Entre succs, dclin, relances et patrimonialisation, cet ouvrage pluridisciplinaire interroge les causes et les mcanismes des trajectoires des produits alimentaires en Europe et sur le continent amricain. Il vise comprendre comment et pourquoi certains produits dclinent, disparaissant totalement ou bien renaissant plus tard.

La problmatique du dclin permet de mieux comprendre comment un aliment sinscrit dans des modes de consommation en perptuelle volution, parvient se diffuser sur le march, acqurir une certaine renomme, avant de se voir concurrencer par dautres, jusqu devenir une culture rsiduelle. Elle conduit interroger les choix alimentaires et leurs contraintes, les orientations du secteur agroalimentaire, les questions de sant publique, denvironnement, etc. Au carrefour des enjeux contemporains de lagriculture, de lalimentation et du dveloppement territorial, les questions de la relance et de la patrimonialisation des produits sont largement prsentes dans ce livre. Les tudes de cas proposes mettent notamment en lumire les ressources conomiques, mais aussi patrimoniales, identitaires et politiques, que peuvent reprsenter ces produits oublis.

Success, decline, relaunche and cultural heritage; this multidisciplinary work asks questions as to the causes and mechanics of trajectories for food products in Europe and the Americas. The authors try to understand how and why certain products declined, were side-lined, disappeared or even found a second-wind, at a much later date. Questions of decline allow for a better understanding as to how a food fits into evolving consumer habits; demonstrating how such products arrive at the point of sale and how competition, ultimately, affects the market helps to reveal how renowned local products became part of the cultural heritage. Food choices and their constraints, the direction of the food production industry, public health, the environment all are questions vital to a complete understanding of the products.Situated at the crossroads of agriculture, food production, territorial development, relaunches and cultural heritage; all are present in this work. The case studies bring to light economic and cultural resources that discuss questions of identity and politics that can best

This book on to nutrition and public health policies in modernisation of Japan in interwar years describes the birth of public health administration and the cultural significance of rice. It focuses on the figure of Tadasu Saiki, who boosted national policies and wide international diplomacy in Japan and abroad.

Since the end of the nineteenth century the dairy sectors of some industrialised European and American countries have experienced a phase of growth that took place at a different rate and in a different manner in each country, and which was made possible by the availability of raw materials and a more widespread knowledge of scientific and technological methods. The sector’s expansion was favoured by a revolution in transport networks, the beginning of globalisation in world markets and, decisively, by advances in packaging and refrigeration techniques. Italy in particular, despite its low availability of raw materials compared to other countries, rose quickly throughout the last century to become one of the largest international producers and exporters of cheese, especially of high value PDO cheeses. What factors were behind this achievement and which were the strengths and weaknesses of the sector during the twentieth century? The articles presented in this volume attempt to provide an answer to these questions from different points of view and using different interpretative approaches. The geographical range covered by these studies also reaches beyond Italy in order to look at other countries with relatively ancient dairy traditions. This comparative approach, although limited to just a few countries, is important in that it allows us to describe the evolution of a milk and dairy sector which has had such a large influence on the economic life of many regions in the Italian peninsula.

This book examines the connection between food and identity in the Nigerian diaspora community in Belgium. Encounters between people from different cultures do not lead to a simple adaptation of the diet, but usually give rise to some kind of fusion of new and indigenous food habits.

The author questions the relationship between what Nigerian migrants in the diaspora eat, their self-perception and how they engage with outsiders. Starting with a historical introduction about the country, this study examines what aspects of the Nigerian food culture is retained and what has changed. This is reflected by the dynamics in the Nigerian homes, especially the gender roles.

The new generation of Nigerians, who see Belgium as home, also hang on to a Nigerian diet that remains not only an important part of who they are, but is also used in the creation of cultural boundaries and group identities. However, the influence of the new environment is very present because each diaspora community, wherever and whenever, must adapt. Skills such as language and social norms are indeed necessary to survive in the new environment. Yet, food plays a prominent role: on the one hand, it contributes to the affirmation of Nigerian feelings, and on the other hand, food serves as a means of communication with the host country.

Entre succs, dclin, relances et patrimonialisation, cet ouvrage pluridisciplinaire interroge les causes et les mcanismes des trajectoires des produits alimentaires en Europe et sur le continent amricain. Il vise comprendre comment et pourquoi certains produits dclinent, disparaissant totalement ou bien renaissant plus tard.

La problmatique du dclin permet de mieux comprendre comment un aliment sinscrit dans des modes de consommation en perptuelle volution, parvient se diffuser sur le march, acqurir une certaine renomme, avant de se voir concurrencer par dautres, jusqu devenir une culture rsiduelle. Elle conduit interroger les choix alimentaires et leurs contraintes, les orientations du secteur agroalimentaire, les questions de sant publique, denvironnement, etc. Au carrefour des enjeux contemporains de lagriculture, de lalimentation et du dveloppement territorial, les questions de la relance et de la patrimonialisation des produits sont largement prsentes dans ce livre. Les tudes de cas proposes mettent notamment en lumire les ressources conomiques, mais aussi patrimoniales, identitaires et politiques, que peuvent reprsenter ces produits oublis.

Success, decline, relaunche and cultural heritage; this multidisciplinary work asks questions as to the causes and mechanics of trajectories for food products in Europe and the Americas. The authors try to understand how and why certain products declined, were side-lined, disappeared or even found a second-wind, at a much later date. Questions of decline allow for a better understanding as to how a food fits into evolving consumer habits; demonstrating how such products arrive at the point of sale and how competition, ultimately, affects the market helps to reveal how renowned local products became part of the cultural heritage. Food choices and their constraints, the direction of the food production industry, public health, the environment all are questions vital to a complete understanding of the products.Situated at the crossroads of agriculture, food production, territorial development, relaunches and cultural heritage; all are present in this work. The case studies bring to light economic and cultural resources that discuss questions of identity and politics that can best

This book on to nutrition and public health policies in modernisation of Japan in interwar years describes the birth of public health administration and the cultural significance of rice. It focuses on the figure of Tadasu Saiki, who boosted national policies and wide international diplomacy in Japan and abroad.