Description
Product ID: | 9780367747664 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Geographies of Food and Power |
Authors: | Author: Amy Trauger |
Page Count: | 200 |
Subjects: | Development studies, Development studies, Human geography, Regional geography, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Human geography, Regional geography, Environmental science, engineering & technology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book provides a comprehensive overview of the production and consumption of food, suitable for use in undergraduate classrooms, either at the intermediate or advanced level. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the production and consumption of food, suitable for use in undergraduate classrooms, either at the intermediate or advanced level. It takes an intersectional approach to difference and power and approaches standard subjects in the geography of food with a fresh perspective focusing on inequality, uneven production and legacies of colonialism. The book also focuses on places and regions often overlooked in conventional narratives, such as the Americas in the domestication of plants. The topics covered in the textbook include:
Geographies of Food and Power takes a synthetic approach by discussing food as something produced within an interconnected system, in which labor, food quality and the environment are considered together. It will be a valuable resource for students of human geography, environmental geography, economic geography, food studies and development. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-08-17 |