Michael Carolan

The Real Cost of Cheap Food (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This thought-provoking, accessible book examines the dominant food regime on its own terms, by asking whether we can afford cheap food and by exploring what exactly cheap food affords us. The book is essential reading for those interested in critical food studies, food and agriculture and a sustainable and socially just food system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040113509
• Artikelnr.: 72282455

Autorenporträt

Michael Carolan is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Co-Director of the Food Systems Institute at Colorado State University, USA. He is the author of several books including The Sociology of Food and Agriculture (3rd ed., Routledge, 2021), A Decent Meal: Building Empathy in a Divided America (2021), and Society and the Environment: Pragmatic Solutions to Ecological Issues (4th ed., Routledge, 2024).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Cheap Food
Globalization and Development 3. Cheap Food and Conflict 4. Cheap Food
Hunger and Obesity 5. Cheap Meat 6. Cheap Food and the Environment 7. Cheap Food...But at What Price? 8. Cheap Food
Community and Culture 9. Cheap Food: Who Wins? 10. Making Food Affordable