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Studies in food geography in France

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The author outlines his work on the geography of food habits; such research has never been carried out before in France. Although limited to the North-East part of France (that is the Lorraine and Alsace regions), this work has met with numerous difficulties, both from a conceptual point of view and from documentary and cartographic points of view. The method of analysis used in this project is based both on historical data which are necessary to understand the present trends and on statistical data which are indispensable to situate them geographically. The author distinguishes between two types of food consumptions; on the one hand those that are episodic, ephemeral, usually recent and on the other hand those that are more stable, lasting and with stronger historical bases. He has been able to draw maps showing the present importance of some of these habits in spite of the fact that they belong to a world in constant evolution.

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  • Thouvenot, Claude, 1979. "Studies in food geography in France," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 43-54, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:12:y:1979:i:1:p:43-54
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