Food Geographies: Social, Political, and Ecological Connections

Food Geographies

Social, Political, and Ecological Connections
 
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Number of Volumes: Paperback
 
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ISBN13:9781538126653
ISBN10:1538126656
Binding:Paperback
No. of pages:342 pages
Size:255x179x19 mm
Weight:653 g
Language:English
Illustrations: 72 Illustrations, unspecified; 3 Illustrations, black & white; 56 Tables, unspecified
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This text introduces students to the main issues, theories, and methods related to the study of food from a geographic perspective. Concise and accessible, it provides an overview of key issues in the study of food and illustrates them with current examples from around the world. As the first textbook on this topic, it provides students with theoretical concepts and analytical approaches grounded in the subfields of geography, showcasing the integrative nature of the discipline and its unique ability to combine environmental and social perspectives. It encourages students to think critically about food systems and develop solutions to make them more sustainable and equitable.

Table of Contents:

List of Textboxes, Figures, and Tables

Preface

Introduction

1Food Geographies

Part 1: Political and Economic Geographies of Food

2Agriculture and Farming

3Global Food Regimes

4Labor Geographies of Food

5Food Connections and Commodity Chains

6Global Food Crises: Hunger and Malnutrition

Part 2: Environmental Geographies of Food

7Food?s Ecological Pillars: Land, Water, and Biodiversity

8Food and Climate Change

9Seafood

Part 3: Social and Cultural Geographies of Food

10Food, Identity, and Difference

11Food in the City

12Food, Kitchens, and Gender

13Food, Bodies, Health, and Nutrition

14New Food Geographies

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