Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-173) and index.
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Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Slow Living in the Global Everyday; 2 Slow Food; 3 Time and Speed; 4 Space and Place; 5 Food and Pleasure; 6 The Politics of Slow Living; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Speed is the essence of the modern era, but our faster, more frenetic lives often trouble us and leave us wondering how we are meant to live in today''s world. Slow Living explores the philosophy and politics of ''slowness'' as it investigates the growth of Slow Food into a worldwide, ''eco-gastronomic'' movement. Originating in Italy, Slow Food is not only committed to the preservation of traditional cuisines and sustainable agriculture but also the pleasures of the table and a slower approach to life in general. Craig and Parkins argue that slow living is a complex response to processes of g.
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Title
Slow living.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Pleasure.
Quality of life.
Plaisir.
Qualité de la vie.
Pleasure.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.