Food, politics, and society [electronic resource] : social theory and the modern food system / Alejandro Colás, Jason Edwards, Jane Levi, and Sami Zubaida.

"Food and drink has been a focal point of modern social theory since the inception of agrarian capitalism and the industrial revolution. From Adam Smith to Mary Douglas, major thinkers have used key concepts like identity, exchange, culture, and class to explain the modern food system. Food, Politic...

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Main Authors:	Colás, Alejandro (Author) Edwards, Jason, 1971 October 3- (Author) Levi, Jane (Author) Zubaida, Sami, 1937- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Food > Social aspects > History. Food > Political aspects > History.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2018 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Food, Politics, and Society: Social Theory and the Modern Food System
Format:	Electronic eBook

Food, politics, and society : social theory and the modern food system

Authors: Colás, Alejandro, Edwards, Jason, 1971 October 3-, Levi, Jane, Zubaida, Sami, 1937-
Published: University of California Press, 2018

Physical Description: viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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