Food & society books

Food as culture in literature and the arts This issue of Alif seeks to contribute to current scholarship on food...  Read More >>

In this compelling firsthand account, Sonja Trom Eayrs tells the story of one Dodge County family farm in rural...  Read More >>

Hearty is thoughtful and curious food and gardening writing that showcases andrea bennett's range, combining personal...  Read More >>

Do you really know what's for dinner? The Blue Plate is the perfect dinner companion for food lovers who also care...  Read More >>

Discusses the issues that the agricultural industry currently faces and the technological opportunities that can...  Read More >>

Capitalism and Agrarian Change challenges the view that small-scale agricultural producers are assumed to be a single...  Read More >>

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing...  Read More >>

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This book examines the political and economic dimensions of food security in Bangladesh and assesses the role of...  Read More >>

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A poetic account of investigating the art of being in community using ecological agriculture as an allegory. This...  Read More >>

Cookbooks. Menus. Ingredients. Dishes. Pots. Kitchens. Markets. Museum exhibitions. These objects, representations,...  Read More >>

This collection presents critical and action-oriented approaches to addressing food systems challenges across places,...  Read More >>

In this book readers will find stories about medieval heresies and “magic” from an unusual perspective: that of...  Read More >>

From government regulations to media influence, The Liberal Agenda vs. Nutrition explores the impact of liberal...  Read More >>

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This book is the first of its kind to explore how women challenge the powerful sociocultural and gendered phenomenon...  Read More >>

“Essential reading for anyone wanting to learn all they can about the ways in which humans, and our domesticates,...  Read More >>

Discover the origins, traditions, and use of the everyday foods served on our plates, from salt to sushi and rice...  Read More >>

From the 1770s the Vienna bread market was rocked by a series of politico-economic and technological changes that...  Read More >>

This book takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the world of genetically modified foods, exploring science,...  Read More >>

A restorative and resonant memoir of a year in the life of an aging shepherd For fifty years, Barbara McLean has...  Read More >>

Tracing the history of the sugar trade and its consumption in the Persian Gulf during the 18th century, this book...  Read More >>