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The Politics of Food (Hardcover, English)
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The Politics of Food (Hardcover, English)
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Is shopping for food really a political act? Why is it that, in a
world with enough food for everyone, more people than ever go
hungry? Why did the French resistance against genetically modified
foods become a fight against McDonalds? Why did the foot-and-mouth
epidemic in the UK become a problem for consumers? Capable of
connecting human bodies to abstract nations, and techno-science to
moral concerns, food has become one of the most contested fields of
our time. It is high on the political agenda throughout the world.
With disease, contamination, famine, hunger and imbalanced food
markets all unfortunate realities, a book that interrogates the
politics of food is long overdue. From the BSE outbreak in the
1990s through to cultural taboos and the genetic modification of
produce and livestock, this timely book raises provocative
questions about how we relate to food in the 21st century. Recent
food scandals and genetically modified organism controversies have
shattered the idea that 'food is food' as we have always known it,
and exposed fundamental dilemmas related to risk and control.
Taking as its starting point the premise that food is politicized
in arenas not commonly thought of as political, The Politics of
Food explores issues surrounding the development of global food
markets in underdeveloped nations and addresses recent events that
have had a profound impact on how consumers feel about what they
eat. The epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease that swept through the
UK in 2001 spawned a series of questions concerning the real costs
of cheap food. What lessons have been learned? And how are food
choices linked to the politics of food markets? With globalization,
food has increasingly become entangled in webs of political
significance. Through ethnographic case studies, this book reveals
how food has come to serve a key role in political resistance,
grassroots activism and nation-building. Anyone interested in
globalization, food safety, or what food choices say about food
politics will find this book essential reading.
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