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Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal - Ethnographic Innovations, South Asian Perspectives Ishita Dey
Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal - Ethnographic Innovations, South Asian Perspectives
Ishita Dey
This book encapsulates the socio-cultural meanings of sweets - ritual, pride of craftsmanship, heritage and cultural identity. It also shows how sweets continue to be a part of ‘Bengali’ diet with a past of acute hunger, starvation, food movements and social welfare programmes for food security.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 9, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9781041113201 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 242 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 232 × 25 mm · 414 g |
| Language | English |