Food & society books

In 1785 James Boswell and Dr Johnson were trying to come up with a way of distinguishing human beings from animals....  Read More >>

Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce...  Read More >>

Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce...  Read More >>

Argues that what, or more precisely who, we eat is determined by the patriarchal politics of our culture, and that...  Read More >>

Explores the hidden history of orange juice. This book looks at the early forces that propelled orange juice to...  Read More >>

Featuring stories of hand-rolled pasta, homemade chutney, local markets, backyard gardens, wild mushrooms and foraged...  Read More >>

Tells the story of the product fish and chips, the author's personal background in the trade, some of his favourite...  Read More >>

This study examines the socioeconomic and environmental implications of the new camu camu industry in Peru. Camu...  Read More >>

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Tracing the relationship between Big Food and Big Money, O'Brien maintains that the United States allows hidden...  Read More >>

All parents want their toddlers to be healthy, happy eaters but mealtimes can often end in a battle of wills. This...  Read More >>

From small neighborhood stores to huge corporate chains of super-markets, the author traces the charged story of...  Read More >>

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This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political...  Read More >>

Exhaustively researched and highly original, this narrative history is a detailed, deeply sympathetic portrait of...  Read More >>

The fifth volume in this popular series from the Southern Foodways Alliance spans the food cultures of the South....  Read More >>

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Explores how modern food manufacturers have hijacked the brains of millions by turning our meals into perfectly...  Read More >>

What birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or children's party would be complete without a cake? In nutritional terms cake...  Read More >>

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Food security is taken for granted in the industrialised world, where stable political and social structures ensure...  Read More >>

Providing a fresh perspective on an aspect of early modern culture, this title focuses on the role of food and diet...  Read More >>

Covering eighteenth-century garden to supermarket aisles, this book chronicles changes in how American cooks have...  Read More >>