My library

To explore and study the world of food, culture and eco-gastronomy I read quite a lot of books to gain more knowledge about various topics. In My Library I will list books (and possible also some articles) that I think are worth reading.

To keep an overview of all the different topics I have made a few categories, as you can see down here. If a book really suits in two different categories I have just mentioned it twice. The books that are in italic are books that I already have on the bookshelf but that I did not manage to read yet, or books that are on my wishlist. Others I have read or partly read (picked out the parts that interested me most). Most books are in English, some books are in Italian or Dutch.

If you have any suggestions for more books to read and study, please tell me so by leaving a comment.

Anthropology / Sociology
Coe & Coe. The True History of Chocolate
Counihan, Carole. Around the Tuscan Table. Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth-Century Florence
Counihan, Carole. Food and Culture: A Reader
Counihan, Carole. The Anthropology of Food and Body: Gender, Meaning and Power
Harris, Marvin. Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture
Inglis & Gimlin (eds.) The Globalization of Food
Mintz, Sidney. Sweetness and Power. The Place of Sugar in Modern History
Montanari, Massimo. Food is Culture
Roodenburg, Linda. Eten op Aarde (NL)
Roodenburg, Linda. Rotterdams Kookboek (NL)
Snow & Soule. A Primer on Social Movements
Strauss, Claude-Levi. The Raw and the Cooked: Introduction to a Science of Mythology
Pottier, Johan. Anthropology of Food. The Social Dynamics of Food Security

Australian Food & Culture
Dyson, Laurel Evelyn. How to cook a galah. Celebrating Australia's culinary heritage with recipes rewritten for today's cooks.

Cheese
A Gourmet's Guide to Cheese
Karlin, Mary. Artisan Cheese Making at Home. Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses.
Studd, Will. Cheese Slices

(Larousse Gastronomique contains a lot of information about cheese)

Chocolate
Presilla, Merciel E. The New Taste of Chocolate. A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes
Coe & Coe. The True History of Chocolate

Cookbooks
Alexander, Stephanie. Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion
Allen, Darina. Forgotten Skills of Cooking
Burg, Jolande. De zon op je bord! De Vegetarische Keuken van Jolande Burg (NL)
Camorra & Cornish. Morvida Rustica
Clark, Sam & Sam. Moro
Eckhart & Hendriks. Zoete & Hartige Heerlijkheden. Ontbijt, Lunch en Patisserie van Gartine (NL)

Frusteri, Fraterrigo, Alotta & Salerno. I Tesori della Cucina Siciliana. Sapori Mediterranei di Ieri e di Oggi (IT)
Kreischer, Lisette. Ecofabulous Koken in alle Seizoenen (NL)
Locatelli, Giorgio. Made in Italy
Roodenburg, Linda. Rotterdams Kookboek (NL)
Schmeinck, Angélique. Smaakvrienden. Groenten. Oneindige Culinaire Inspiratie (NL)

Tol, Merijn & Zerouali, Nadia. Arabia. Onze Culinaire Reis (NL)

Encyclopedia
Dam, Johannes van. DeDikkeVanDam. Van Aardappel tot Zwezerik (NL)
Larousse Gastronomique

History of Food
Dickie, John. Delizia! The epic History of the Italians and their Food
Krondl, Michael. The Taste of Conquest. The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice
Mintz, Sidney. Sweetness and Power. The Place of Sugar in Modern History
Rose, Sarah. For all the Tea in China. Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink
Standage, Tom. An Edible History of Humanity

Italian Culture & Italian Food
Counihan, Carole. Around the Tuscan Table. Food, Family, and Gender in Twentieth-Century Florence
Dickie, John. Delizia! The epic History of the Italians and their Food
Kostioukovitch, Elena. Why Italians Love to Talk about Food. A Journey through Italy's Great Regional Cuisines, from the Alps to Sicily
Kramer, Matt. A passion for Piedmont. Italy's most Glorious Regional Table
Piras, Claudia. Specialità d'Italia. Le regioni in cucina (IT)
Severgnini, Beppe. La Testa degli Italiani (IT)
Slow Food Editore. 500 Eccellenze Piemontesi. Prodotti, Vitigni, Ricette (IT)

Social Movements
Hawken, Paul. Blessed Unrest. How the Largest Social Movement in History is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty in the World
Snow & Soule. A Primer on Social Movements
Petrini, Carlo. Slow Food Nation
Petrini, Carlo. Terra Madre

Taste Education
Barzanò, Carla & Fossie, Michele. In what sense? A short Guide to Sensory Education (Slow Food)
Klosse, Peter. Het Proefboek (NL)
Schmeinck, Angélique. Smaakvrienden. Groenten. Oneindige Culinaire Inspiratie (NL)
Slow Food Editore. Dire Fare Gustare. Percorsi di educazione del gusto nella scuola (IT)

Wine
Anderson, Burton. Franciacorta. Italy's Sanctuary of Sparkling Wine
Ruit&Rijst. Wijnproeven! Walsen, Nippen, Genieten (NL)
Slow food Editore. A Wine Atlas of the Langhe. The Great Barolo and Barbaresco Vineyards(Larousse Gastronomique contains a lot of information about wine)

World Food Issues / Food Policy
Bistagnino, Luigi. Design Sistemico. Progettare la Sostenibilità Produttiva e Ambientale (IT)
Holt-Giménez & Patel. Food Rebellions!
Morgan, Marsden & Murdoch. Worlds of Food. Place, Power, and Provenance in the Food Chain
Patel, Raj. Stuffed & Starved. Form Farm to Fork, the Hidden Battle for the World Food System
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food. An Eater's Manifesto

Shiva, Vandana. Soil not Oil. Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity
Shiva, Vandana. The Violence of the Green Revolution
Steel, Carolyn. Hungry City. How Food Shapes or Lives