Overview
Offers analyses of recent controversies such as Europe's campaign against Frankenstein food and the genetic engineering of plants and animals in the United States. Throughout the author takes both a macro and micro approach, examining the effect politics, technology, war, international trade and agribusiness have had on the world's food supply, as well as the changing social patterns which have made a family meal at the table almost a relic of the past.
Full Product Details
Author: Ann Cooper ,
Lisa M. Holmes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.589kg
ISBN: 9780415922272
ISBN 10: 0415922275
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 13 June 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Bitter Harvest is a passionate, engaging text that exhibits years of research and fact-gathering. - Gastronomica, Fall 2001 Part expose, part consumer guidebook, this carefully researched and readable work highlights the connections between the food we eat and the conditions of its production. In doing so, it offers practical advice on how the average shopper can contribute toward both a healthier food supply and a more sustainable environment.. -E (Westport), Allentown Call, James E. McWilliams, April 2001 Recommended for public and academic libraries. -Library Journal To counter these environmentally damaging trends, Cooper shows how farmers, cooks, and concerned-citizen groups are striving to grow and market food that is sustainable, safe, and healthy. An appendix of resources offers the reader ways to learn moe about sustainable agriculture and environmentally sound practices. Recomended for public and academic libraries.. -Ilse Heidmann, San Marcos, TX Bitter Harvest offers some fascinating reading about the history of agriculture and the politics of food and power.. - The Oregonian
Bitter Harvest is a passionate, engaging text that exhibits years of research and fact-gathering. <br>- Gastronomica, Fall 2001 <br> Part expose, part consumer guidebook, this carefully researched and readable work highlights the connections between the food we eat and the conditions of its production. In doing so, it offers practical advice on how the average shopper can contribute toward both a healthier food supply and a more sustainable environment.. <br>-E (Westport), Allentown Call, James E. McWilliams, April 2001 <br> Recommended for public and academic libraries. <br>-Library Journal <br> To counter these environmentally damaging trends, Cooper shows how farmers, cooks, and concerned-citizen groups are striving to grow and market food that is sustainable, safe, and healthy. An appendix of resources offers the reader ways to learn moe about sustainable agriculture and environmentally sound practices. Recomended for public and academic libraries.. <br>-Ilse Heidmann, San Marcos, TX <br> Bitter Harvest offers some fascinating reading about the history of agriculture and the politics of food and power.. <br>- The Oregonian <br>
Author Information
Ann Cooper is Executive Chef of The Ross School and was previously Executive Chef of The Putney Inn for the past nine years. She is also the Executive Chef of The Telluride Film Festival and an Industry Services consultant for The Culinary Institute of America.
