| The World of Soy Contributor(s): Du Bois, Christine M. (Editor), Tan, Chee-Beng (Editor), Mintz, Sidney (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0252033418 ISBN-13: 9780252033414 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $43.56 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Nutrition - Cooking |
| Dewey: 641.356 |
| LCCN: 2007046950 |
| Series: Food (University of Illinois Press Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the most ecologically efficient and economical source of complete protein in human food, soy is gradually attracting more use in the American diet for its nutritional and financial value. Derived from soybean plants--the leading export crop of the United States and the world's most traded crop--soy produced for human consumption is part of a global enterprise affecting the likes of farmers, economists, dieticians, and grocery shoppers. An international group of expert food specialists--including an agricultural economist, an agricultural sociologist, a former Peace Corps development expert, and numerous food anthropologists and agricultural historians--discusses important issues central to soy production and consumption: genetically engineered soybeans, increasing soybean cultivation, soyfood marketing techniques, the use of soybeans as an important soil restorative, and the rendering of soybeans for human consumption. Contributors are Katarzyna Cwiertka, Christine M. Du Bois, H. T. Huang, Lawrence Kaplan, Jian-Hua Mao, Sidney W. Mintz, Akiko Moriya, Can Van Nguyen, Donald Z. Osborn, Erino Ozeki, Myra Sidharta, Ivan Sergio Freire de Sousa, Chee-Beng Tan, and Rita de C ssia Milagres Teixeira Vieira. |