In its current state, the global food system is socially and ecologically unsustainable: nearly two billion people are f......more
In its current state, the global food system is socially and ecologically unsustainable: nearly two billion people are f......more
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Is worldwide famine just around the corner? And do I really have to go vegan? ’A provocative vision.’ Sunday Times In 20......more
A combine harvester has been widely employed for harvesting paddy in Malaysia. However, it is one of the most challengin......more
This book aims to develop a political history of Italian ’good food’ on national television, and the central role of foo......more
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America’s farms are key to the preservation of vital ecosystems and a stable climate. Yet farmers and environmentalists ......more
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On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of khubz ’arabi-the sl......more
On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of khubz ’arabi--the s......more
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By the Antebellum period, rice had dominated the local economic, political, and social patterns of South Carolina’s Lowc......more
"Edifying and entertaining." -- Foreword Reviews, starred review Taste Canada Silver Award Winner and Finalist for the S......more
Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses neglected dimensions of traditi......more
In March 2018, 40,000 farmers, overwhelmingly Adivasis, marched 182 kilometres from Nashik to Mumbai, across hill and da......more
A blend of old and new meanings Who are the rural people of Africa? What does it mean to be part of a ’rural’ community ......more
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In Hungry for Change: Beyond the Paleo Diet, Niklas Gustafson offers us a thorough and detailed explanation of all aspec......more
Building on recent scholarship in the sociology of food, Claire Lamine uses in-depth case studies from France and Brazil......more
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycol......more
Like all facets of daily life, the food that Russian farms produced and citizens ate--or, in some years, didn’t eat--und......more
This enlightening collection of essays from expert scholars examines the idea of food nomadism and food nomads. Looking ......more
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How does being vegetarian influence our social life? This book applies a narrative inquiry approach and presents stories......more
A bold, science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it’s produced, examining in det......more
A love-letter to the unexpected delights (and occasional despair) of so-called "first-hand food"--meals we grow, forage,......more
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Ethical veganism is the view that raising animals for food is an immoral practice that must be stopped because of the ha......more
A fascinating exploration of beer, ancient and contemporary, and its role in shaping human society Beer is and has alway......more
This book examines how beer reflects the structure of society’s collective values, economic structures, and structural i......more
"Out future diet will be shaped by diverse forces. It will be shaped by novel technologies by geopolitical tensions, and......more
This text introduces students to current food issues and their underlying social, political, and ecological connections.......more
This text introduces students to current food issues and their underlying social, political, and ecological connections.......more
Contributors explore common elements in the evolutionary histories of both human and insect agriculture resulting from c......more
This book is a brilliant radical engaging intersectional book promoting total liberation from new fresh critical animal ......more
"This research-based reference discusses the issues that the agricultural industry currently faces and the technological......more
"This research-based reference discusses the issues that the agricultural industry currently faces and the technological......more
"This research-based reference discusses the issues that the agricultural industry currently faces and the technological......more
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This book is a brilliant radical engaging intersectional book promoting total liberation from new fresh critical animal ......more
A collection mainly of essays, along with a few short stories and poems, selected from the pages of America’s classic "T......more
"Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy: A Global Citizens’ Report on the Corporate Control of Technology, He......more
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Life as a farm wife on the plains of eastern Colorado held unexpected surprises for Diana, who had only recently worn hi......more
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Every month tons of green tea travel from China to West Africa in a movement that largely thrives beyond the attention o......more
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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice What Saladino finds in his adventures are people with soul-deep relationshi......more
This book includes interviews and observations from benefit recipients and social-service agents based on a two-year eth......more
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In the dense rainforest of the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Somass River (c̓uumaʕas) brings sockeye salmon (miʕaa......more
In the dense rainforest of the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Somass River (c̓uumaʕas) brings sockeye salmon (miʕaa......more
This book presents a novel and systematic social theory of soil, and is representative of the rising interest in ’the ma......more
With culinary nationalism defined as a process in flux, as opposed to the limited concept of national cuisine, the contr......more
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Agriculture’s Ethical Horizon: Third Edition covers the changing environment in which practitioners of agriculture are c......more
NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Chapters In Rural Progress This boo......more
NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Agriculture In Virginia, 1607-1699 ......more
Based on surveys with over 850 participants, this book explores the ways in which well ownership shapes people’s beliefs......more
In Feeding the Hustle, Jesse Dart examines how free food programs in the workplace alter the relationship between employ......more
This volume addresses the nature and identity of recipes from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Contributors study the v......more
Why are spicy cuisines characteristic of hot climates? Does our stomach or our brain tell us when it is time to eat? And......more
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An "eye-opening" (Kirkus Reviews) and timely exploration of how our food--from where it’s grown to how we buy it--is in ......more
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The first exploration of vegan Irish epistemology, one that can be traced along its history of animism, agrarianism, asc......more
Examines women’s food cooperatives and local dining venues on the Greek island of Lesvos and how tourism, gender, and se......more
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How can we produce and consume food without harming our planet? What needs to be done to ensure that people have afforda......more
"Voting with your fork" is a common mantra for those concerned with food politics. However, real voting requires one to ......more
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Industrialization has made the meat supply chain quick, global and to all intents, invisible. But, as this searching col......more
This book tells the story of what happens when an essentially Parisian institution travels and establishes itself in its......more
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American diners began to flock to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese food the first mass-consum......more
This important book "weaves lyrical storytelling and fascinating research into a compelling narrative" (San Francisco Ch......more