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Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Culinary History Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association

Contested Tastes takes a deep dive into the gastropolitics of foie gras. Whether or not you approve of eating it, you will want to read this riveting case study of how fights among stakeholders--producers and eaters of fatty duck liver, of course, but also animal welfare advocates, chefs, and government officials--reflect larger issues of national identity, class, economic markets, and who decides what we have for dinner. --Marion Nestle, author of Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) In Contested Tastes, we find not just detailed case studies, but an overview of contemporary food politics which challenges assertions about what we have on our plates and why it matters. --George Berridge, Times Literary Supplement Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Culinary History Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association

Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Culinary History Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Contested Tastes takes a deep dive into the gastropolitics of foie gras. Whether or not you approve of eating it, you will want to read this riveting case study of how fights among stakeholders--producers and eaters of fatty duck liver, of course, but also animal welfare advocates, chefs, and government officials--reflect larger issues of national identity, class, economic markets, and who decides what we have for dinner. --Marion Nestle, author of Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) In Contested Tastes, we find not just detailed case studies, but an overview of contemporary food politics which challenges assertions about what we have on our plates and why it matters. --George Berridge, Times Literary Supplement

Fascinating. . . . Contested Tastes stands not only as one of the best accounts of food politics but also as an example of how to blend together multiple sources of data into a compelling analysis of how identities are made and moral arguments are fought. In this way, the book enriches our sociological thinking not only about food but also about the way cultural symbols are produced and interpreted in the interaction between markets, politics, and social movements. --Stephan Bargheer, American Journal of Sociology In Contested Tastes, we find not just detailed case studies, but an overview of contemporary food politics which challenges assertions about what we have on our plates and why it matters. --George Berridge, Times Literary Supplement Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Culinary History Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association

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Michaela DeSoucey is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.

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