Food & society books

Food Waste is the first academic study to tackle this highly topical subject. Drawing from social science approaches...  Read More >>

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Complete and approachable manual on grape growing in Texas. Identifies the state's current grape growing regions...  Read More >>

In a change from the ubiquitous cup cakes and traditional cake books, The Global Bakery has gathered together over...  Read More >>

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Does Cooking Matter? is a thorough and engaging examination of our current food culture, and a call to arms to bring...  Read More >>

In this entertaining and informative account Paula E. Morton surveys the history of the tortilla from its roots...  Read More >>

Interviews with Canadian families reveal that our daily food choices reflect individual tastes and preferences but...  Read More >>

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Settled as a maritime and agricultural colony, North Carolina's history has always been intertwined with agriculture...  Read More >>

Food on the Rails traces the rise and fall of food on the rails from its rocky start to its glory days to its sad...  Read More >>

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Ever wonder what it is really like to be a kid in a candy store? Go to a nearby Costco and you will find out. The...  Read More >>

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This book takes a closer look at the surprising increase in agricultural production in African countries since 2000,...  Read More >>

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Written from the vantage point of a farmer-ecologist, The Emergent Agriculture describes how industrial agriculture...  Read More >>

"This book comprises a collection of essays which emanated from an important Australia China Council (ACC) sponsored...  Read More >>

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Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes...  Read More >>

Should you buy organic food? Is it just a status symbol, or is it really better for us? Is it really better for...  Read More >>

In this book, Brian Hayden provides the first comprehensive, theoretical work on the history of feasting in archaeological...  Read More >>

From the recipe novel to the celebrity chef, renowned scholar Sandra Gilbert explores the poetics and politics of...  Read More >>

Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.  Read More >>