Capitalism drives our global food system. Everyone who wants to end
hunger, who wants to eat good, clean, healthy food, needs to
understand capitalism. This book will help do that. In his latest
book, Eric Holt-Gimenez takes on the social, environmental, and
economic crises of the capitalist mode of food production. Drawing
from classical and modern analyses, A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism
introduces the reader to the history of our food systemand to the
basics of capitalism. In straightforward prose, Holt-Gimenez
explains the political economics of why--even as local, organic,
and gourmet food have spread around the world--billions go hungry
in the midst of abundance; why obesity is a global epidemic; and
why land-grabbing, global warming, and environmental pollution are
increasing. Holt-Gimenez offers emblematic accounts--and
critiques--of past and present-day struggles to change the food
system, from voting with your fork, to land occupations. We learn
about the potential and the pitfalls of organic and
community-supported agriculture, certified fair trade,
microfinance, land trusts, agrarian reform, cooperatives, and food
aid. We also learn about the convergence of growing social
movements using the food system to challenge capitalism. How did
racism, classism, and patriarchy become structural components of
our food system? Why is a rational agriculture incompatible with
the global food regime? Can transforming our food system transform
capitalism? These are questions that can only be addressed by first
understanding how capitalism works.
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