Springer Andean Foodways - Pre-Columbian and Colonial Culture

Explore the deep connection between diet and identity with Andean Foodways. This scholarly volume from Springer examines how specific foods and cuisines act as foundations for cultural identity and ethnicity within South American Andean societies. By looking through the lenses of anthropology, archaeology, and ethnobotany, this book explains how food and drink carry social meanings. Readers gain a better understanding of regional interactions, social complexity, and cultural hybridization. This collection provides a clear look at how foodways contribute to ethnogenesis and the maintenance of long-standing traditions. This edited volume is an essential resource for researchers and students interested in the history and evolution of Andean food systems. It tracks the movement and transformation of culinary practices from pre-Columbian times through the colonial era and into the contemporary period.