| Description |
xii, 327 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm. |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Exploring geography |
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Exploring geography (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
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| Contents |
Food geographies -- Agriculture and farming -- Global food regimes -- Labor geographies of food -- Food connections and commodity chains -- Global food crises: hunger and malnutrition -- Food's ecological pillars: soil, water, and biodiversity -- Food and climate change -- Seafood -- Food, identity, and difference -- Food in the city -- Food, kitchens, and gender -- Food, bodies, health, and nutrition -- New food geographies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Food habits -- Social aspects.
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Food habits -- Political aspects.
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Food habits -- Environmental aspects.
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Cultural geography.
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Cultural geography. (OCoLC)fst01765205
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Food habits -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00930819
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| ISBN |
9781538126646 (cloth) |
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1538126648 (cloth) |
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9781538126653 (paperback) |
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1538126656 (paperback) |
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9781538126660 (epub) |
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