Food Studies

Covers the history of food and nutrition throughout the span of human life on earth. Look at the Description in the library system record to determine the content of this volume.

Covers the history of food and nutrition throughout the span of human life on earth. Look at the Description in the library system record to determine the content of this volume.

This book addresses how democratic principles can be used to shape our food system and takes a practical how-to approach to using democratic processes to regain control of the food we eat.

This book provides insight into how dinner is defined in countries around the world, as well as how dinner is cooked,
the historical significance of the food, how is it served and consumed, and who gets to clean up.

Food matters, not only as a subject of study in its own right, but also as a medium for conveying critical messages about capitalism, the environment, and social inequality to diverse audiences. This book places existing works in historiographical context, crossing disciplinary, chronological, and geographic boundaries while also suggesting new routes for future research.

This book examines the social and cultural reasons for our food choices and provides an explanation of the nutritional reasons for why humans eat, resulting in a unique cultural and biological approach to the topic. The author explains the economics of food in the globalization era, food's relationship to religion, medicine, and ethnicity as well as offers suggestions on how to end hunger, starvation, and malnutrition.