Food & society books

From the lentil to the soybean, every civilization on the planet has cultivated its own species of bean. The humble...  Read More >>

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This book traces the social, political and evolutionary history of seven major plantation crops – banana, cotton,...  Read More >>

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This book traces the social, political and evolutionary history of seven major plantation crops – banana, cotton,...  Read More >>

Trauger’s work is the first of its kind to analytically and coherently link a dialogue on food sovereignty with...  Read More >>

These essays cover wide-ranging topics that include genetically modified organisms, chocolate and its world, food...  Read More >>

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Trauger's work is the first of its kind to analytically and coherently link a dialogue on food sovereignty with...  Read More >>

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2018 Morris Rosenberg Award, DC Sociological Society In recent years, questions such as “what are kids eating?”...  Read More >>

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This book examines a period of dynamic change in Iberian history through the lens of food and its relationship to...  Read More >>

the food of peasants, labourers, townspeople, the wealthy, the poor and the country gentleman; A ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Explores the horrific side of consumption, as it is portrayed in film and television--from what (and whom) we eat...  Read More >>

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This three-volume work examines all facets of the modern U.S. food system, including the nation's most important...  Read More >>

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This guide explores different approaches and actions that are, or could be, taken to create a food system that works...  Read More >>

This book reports on the excavation of a medieval sugar refinery, Tawahin es-Sukkar near Safi, situated south of...  Read More >>

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