Food, National Identity and Nationalism

Atsuko Ichijo is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Kingston University, UK. Her research focuses on various aspects of nationalism. She is the author of Nationalism and Multiple Modernities: Europe and Beyond (2013) and is a member of the editorial team of Nations and Nationalism. Ronald Ranta is a Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Politics, Kingston University, UK. His research areas include foreign policy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the politics of food, and the study of nationalism. He is the author of Political Decision Making and Non-Decisions (2015) and From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self (2015).

Introduction: Food, nationalism and national identity PART I: UNOFFICIAL/BOTTOM-UP: NATIONALISM AND NATIONAL IDENTITY THROUGH FOOD AWAY FROM THE STATE 1. Everyday creation of the nation 2. When groups participate in defining the nation 3. Consuming nations: the construction of national identities in the food industry PART II: OFFICIAL/TOP-DOWN; THE NATION-STATE, FOOD AND NATIONALISM 4. Food and diet in 'official' nationalism