Sweet Excess. Crafting Mishti in Bengal, Paperback/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. Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Author(s): Ishita Dey Illustration(s): 10 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 36 Halftones, black and white; 40 Illustrations, black and white Number of pages: 242 Collection: Ethnographic Innovations, South Asian Perspectives Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 232 x 157 x 25 Cover type: Paperback / softback