Food in Society : Economy, Culture, Geography (Paperback)

Part 1 Hors D'oeuvre - A background to food studies
Part 2 The Political Economy of Food
Introduction
Food regimes as an organizing concept
Globalisation and food networks
Transformation of the farm sector
Food processing and manufacturing
Food marketing and the consumer
Part 3 Global and Geopolitical Food Issues
Introduction
Food production and population
Malnutrition, hunger and famine
Food surpluses
Food security
Food, world trade and geopolitics
Part 4 A Political Ecology of Food
Introduction
Environmental context
Food quality
Food and health
From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution
Food ethics, food policies and civil society
Part 5 Food Consumption Spaces
Introduction
Factors in consumption
The origins of taste
Food habits, beliefs and taboos
Food, gender and domestic spaces
Part 6 Conclusion
Food studies resources.