{"product_id":"life-of-cheese-crafting-food-and-value-in-america-california-studies-in-food-and-culture-volume-41-0520270185","title":"Life of Cheese: Crafting Food and Value in America (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 41)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0520270185\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paxson, Heather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheese is alive, and alive with meaning. Heather Paxsons beautifully written anthropological study of American artisanal cheesemaking tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers as well as consumers. Dairy farmers and artisans inhabit a world in which their colleagues and collaborators are a wild cast of characters, including plants, animals, microorganisms, family members, employees, and customers. As unfinished commodities, living products whose qualities are not fully settled, handmade cheeses embody a mix of new and old ideas about taste and value. By exploring the life of cheese, Paxson helps rethink the politics of food, land, and labor today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52209406345504,"sku":"NEW0520270185","price":28.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61MP91ZQ0tL.jpg?v=1787150204","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/life-of-cheese-crafting-food-and-value-in-america-california-studies-in-food-and-culture-volume-41-0520270185","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}