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Why Food Matters

By Melissa Caldwell

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Why Food Matters

By Melissa Caldwell

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What is food and why does it matter? Bringing together the most innovative, cutting-edge scholarship and debates, this reader provides an excellent introduction to the rapidly growing discipline of food studies. Covering a wide range of theoretical perspectives and disciplinary approaches, it challenges common ideas about food and identifies emerging trends which will define the field for years to come. A fantastic resource for both teaching and learning, the book features: - a comprehensive introduction to the text and to each of the four parts, providing a clear, accessible overview and ensuring a coherent thematic focus throughout - 20 articles on topics that are guaranteed to engage student interest, including molecular gastronomy, lab-grown meat and other futurist foods, microbiopolitics, healthism and nutritionism, food safety, ethics, animal welfare, fair trade, and much more - discussion questions and suggestions for further reading which help readers to think further about the issues raised, reinforcing understanding and learning Edited by Melissa L. Caldwell, one of the leaders in the field, Why Food Matters is the essential textbook for courses in food studies, anthropology of food, sociology, geography, and related subjects.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
360
Release Date:
2021-03-25
Publication Date:
2021-03-25
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350011436
ISBN13:
9781350011434
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
800 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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