غذا در جامعه: اقتصاد، فرهنگ، جغرافیا (انتشارات هودر آرنولد)

Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Society provides a social science perspective on food systems and demonstrates the rich variety of disciplinary and theoretical contexts of food studies.While hunger and malnutrition remain a reality in many countries, for some food has become an experience rather than a sustenance. This book addresses the different worldwide understandings of food through thematic chapters and a wide range of material including: description of the political economy of the food chain, from production to the point of sale; analysis of global issues of supply and demand; critical debate of environmental and health aspects of food, including GM food, the role of habits, taboos, age and gender in food consumption.Each chapter contains a guide to further reading and to websites of relevance to food. Extensively illustrated, this book is essential reading for students of food studies in the social sciences and humanities. Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. This book provides a social science perspective on food systems and demonstrates the rich variety of disciplinary and theoretical contexts of food studies. While hunger and malnutrition remain a reality in many countries, for some food has become an experience rather than a sustenance. This book addresses the different worldwide understandings of food through thematic chapters and a wide range of material including: description of the political economy of the food chain, from production to the point of sale; analysis of global issues of supply and demand; critical debate of environmental and health aspects of food, including GM food, the role of habits, taboos, age and gender in food consumption. Each chapter contains a guide to further reading and to websites of relevance to food. Extensively illustrated, this book is essential reading for students of food studies in the social sciences and humanities.ulation b Food is now a massive international undertaking, and this new textbook provides a broad introduction, encompassing economics, cultural studies, and geography. It can be used in a wide range of courses, from economics to food science to political science and postmodern studies of cultural attitudes. The first part of the book focuses on the political economy of food and traces the supply chain from production to point of sale. It highlights the increasing impact of capitalism on each stage of the process. The second part examines global issues in supply and demand, including famine, world patterns of food aid, and the related geopolitics. The third part is devoted to political ecology and the environmental issues related to food production and consumption. It describes in detail two of the most contentious recent issues, Mad Cow Disease and genetically modified foods. The final section provides a survey of food consumption around the world, including taste preferences, food habits, beliefs, and taboos. Pt. 1. Hors D'oeuvre. A Background To Food Studies -- Pt. 2. The Political Economy Of Food. Introduction -- Food Regimes As An Organizing Concept -- Globalization And Food Networks -- Transformation Of The Farm Sector -- Food Processing And Manufacturing -- Food Marketing And The Consumer -- Pt. 3. Global And Geopolitical Food Issues. Introduction -- Food Production And Population -- Malnutrition, Hunger, And Famine -- Food Surpluses -- Food Security -- Food, World Trade, And Geopolitics -- Pt. 4. A Political Ecology Of Food. Introduction -- Food Quality -- Food And Health -- From The Green Revolution To The Gene Revolution -- Food Ethics, Food Policies, And Civil Society -- Pt. 5. Food Consumption Spaces. Introduction -- Factors In Food Consumption -- The Origins Of Taste -- Food Habits, Beliefs, And Taboos -- Food, Gender, And Domestic Spaces -- Pt. 6. Conclusion. Peter Atkins And Ian Bowler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- PART I HORS D'OEUVRE -- 1 A background to food studies -- PART II THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOOD -- 2 Introduction -- 3 Food régimes as an organizing concept -- 4 Globalization and food networks -- 5 Transformation of the farm sector -- 6 Food processing and manufacturing -- 7 Food marketing and the consumer -- PART III GLOBAL AND GEOPOLITICAL FOOD ISSUES -- 8 Introduction -- 9 Food production and population -- 10 Malnutrition, hunger and famine -- 11 Food surpluses -- 12 Food security 13 Food, world trade and geopolitics -- PART IV A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF FOOD -- 14 Introduction -- 15 Food quality -- 16 Food and health -- 17 From the Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution -- 18 Food ethics, food policies and civil society -- PART V FOOD CONSUMPTION SPACES -- 19 Introduction -- 20 Factors in food consumption -- 21 The origins of taste -- 22 Food habits, beliefs and taboos -- 23 Food, gender and domestic spaces -- PART VI -- 24 Conclusion -- Index Addresses the different worldwide understandings of food through chapters and material which includes - description of the political economy of the food chain, from production to the point of sale; analysis of global issues of supply and demand; and, more. This book is useful for students of food studies in the social sciences and humanities.