The Heritage Arena : Reinventing Cheese in the Italian Alps

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Title: The Heritage Arena : Reinventing Cheese in the Italian Alps
Description: In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga of Strachitunt, a cheese that has been designated an EU Protected Designation of Origin after years of negotiation and competition involving cheese-makers, merchants, and Slow Food activists. The book explores how the reinvention of cheese as a form of heritage is an ongoing and dynamic process rife with conflict and drama.
Authors: Cristina Grasseni
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Slow food movement--Italy--Bergamo Region, Food law and legislation--European Union countries, Cheese--Varieties--Italy--Bergamo Region, Cheesemaking--Social aspects--Italy--Bergamo Region, Cheese industry--Italy--Bergamo Region, Cheesemakers--Italy--Bergamo Region
Categories: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga of Strachitunt, a cheese that has been designated an EU Protected Designation of Origin after years of negotiation and competition involving cheese-makers, merchants, and Slow Food activists. The book explores how the reinvention of cheese as a form of heritage is an ongoing and dynamic process rife with conflict and drama.
ISBN:9781785332944
9781785332951