In this book, an international and multi-disciplinary team of academics reviews the recent research on food. Current food policies are assessed and their implications for both advanced and underdeveloped societies are set out in a style accessible to both specialists and informed general readers. The book covers the relation between diet and disease in conditions of affluence and of scarcity and famine; the symbolic, social and political meaning of food; gender issues; agricultural food production and poverty; industrial ...
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In this book, an international and multi-disciplinary team of academics reviews the recent research on food. Current food policies are assessed and their implications for both advanced and underdeveloped societies are set out in a style accessible to both specialists and informed general readers. The book covers the relation between diet and disease in conditions of affluence and of scarcity and famine; the symbolic, social and political meaning of food; gender issues; agricultural food production and poverty; industrial food production and the politics and regulation of its distribution; and international justice and its ethical basis.
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Add this copy of Food: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Wolfson College to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Chaparral Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Blackwell Pub.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling. 8vo. x, 243pp.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780631188285.
Add this copy of Food: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Wolfson College to cart. $40.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Blackwell Pub.
