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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-10184520672X

ISBN-139781845206727

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038395171

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFood : the Key concepts

SubjectGeneral, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)

Publication Year2008

TypeTextbook

AuthorWarren Belasco

Subject AreaCooking, Social Science

SeriesThe Key concepts Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2008-024617

Dewey Edition22

Reviews'This is a well crafted, witty and engaging introduction to food studies. Belasco presents the current state of food scholarship, prods his readers to think about what they eat in new ways and even offers possibilities for the future. The polemics are presented with a fair and judicious hand, but it is difficult to walk away from this text without seriously reconsidering where your food comes from and what you eat.' Kenneth Albala, University of the Pacific, 'This is a well crafted, witty and engaging introduction to food studies. Belasco presents the current state of food scholarship, prods his readers to think about what they eat in new ways and even offers possibilities for the future. The polemics are presented with a fair and juidicious hand, but it is difficult to walk away from this text without seriously reconsidering where your food comes from and what you eat.'Kenneth Albala, University of the PacificPraise for Warren Belasco's Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food:'Belasco's prose is easygoing and professorially humane.' The New York Times, "[T]he first real introductory text in food studies... The tone is at once intellectual and conversational... A deft introduction to a diverse field. Highly recommended." --J.M. Deutsch, CUNY Kingsborough Community College, CHOICE, Praise for Warren Belasco's Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food:'Belasco's prose is easygoing and professorially humane.' The New York Times

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal641.3

Table Of ContentChapter 1: Why Study Food? Chapter 2: Identity: Are We What We Eat? Chapter 3: The Drama of Food: Divided Identities Chapter 4: Convenience: The Global Food Chain Chapter 5:Responsibility: Do We Pay the Full Costs of Dinner? Chapter 6:The Future of Food Appendix: Questions for Discussion and Further Research Bibliography

SynopsisFood: The Key Concepts presents an exciting, coherent and interdisciplinary introduction to food studies for newcomers to the subject. In-depth analysis is Illustrated with lively case studies, and chapter summaries and guides to further reading make this perfect for course use., Food: The Key Concepts presents an exciting, coherent and interdisciplinary introduction to food studies for the beginning reader. Food Studies is an increasingly complex field, drawing on disciplines as diverse as Sociology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies at one end and Economics, Politics and Agricultural Science at the other. In order to clarify the issues, Food: The Key Concepts distills food choices down to three competing considerations: consumer identity; matters of convenience and price; and an awareness of the consequences of what is consumed. The book concludes with an examination of two very different future scenarios for feeding the world's population: the technological fix, which looks to science to provide the solution to our future food needs; and the anthropological fix, which hopes to change our expectations and behaviors. Throughout, the analysis is illustrated with lively case studies. Bulleted chapter summaries, questions and guides to further reading are also provided.

LC Classification NumberTX353