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University of California Press Taste of Water: Sensory Perception and the Making of an Industrialized Beverage: Volume 15 (Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics)

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Have you ever wondered why your tap water tastes the way it does? The Taste of Water explores the increasing erasure of tastes from drinking water over the twentieth century. It asks how dramatic changes in municipal water treatment have altered consumers’ awareness of the environment their water comes from. Through examining the development of sensory expertise in the United States and France, this unique history uncovers the foundational role of palatability in shaping Western water treatment processes. By focusing on the relationship between taste and the environment, Christy Spackman shows how efforts to erase unwanted tastes and smells have transformed water into a highly industrialized food product divorced from its origins. The Taste of Water invites readers to question their own assumptions about what water does and should naturally taste like while exposing them to the invisible―but substantial―sensory labor involved in creating tap water.

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The Taste Of Water: Sensory Perception And The Making Of An Industrialized Beverage: 15 Critical Environments: Nature, Science, And Politics

Product Type: Abis Book

Brand: University Of California Press

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Release Date
05 December 2023
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11 April 2023

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