A sociology of food & nutrition: the social appetite

"In this second edition, leading authors in the field provide a contemporary analysis of the social patterns that underlie our food choices. Agribusiness and the food system, genetically modified food, the power of supermarkets in the food commodity chain, food cosmopolitanism, food regulations...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: South Melbourne, Vic. [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2004
Edition:2. ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Summary:"In this second edition, leading authors in the field provide a contemporary analysis of the social patterns that underlie our food choices. Agribusiness and the food system, genetically modified food, the power of supermarkets in the food commodity chain, food cosmopolitanism, food regulations, eating disorders, gender and class differences in food habits, public health nutrition strategies, new dietary guidelines, 'mad cow' disease, and food globalisation are among the many topics discussed in this essential text."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXII, 462 S. graph. Darst. 23 cm
ISBN:0195516257

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