| Food and Globalization: Consumption, Markets and Politics in the Modern World Contributor(s): Nuetzenadel, Alexander (Editor), Trentmann, Frank (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845206797 ISBN-13: 9781845206796 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Food has a special significance in the expanding field of global history. Food markets were the first to become globally integrated, linking distant cultures of the world, and in no other area have the interactions between global exchange and local cultural practices been as pronounced as in changing food cultures. In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, the authors provide an historical overview of the relationship between food and globalization in the modern world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 382.41 |
| LCCN: 2008005169 |
| Series: Cultures of Consumption (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Food has a special significance in the expanding field of global history. Food markets were the first to become globally integrated, linking distant cultures of the world, and in no other area have the interactions between global exchange and local cultural practices been as pronounced as in changing food cultures. In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, the authors provide an historical overview of the relationship between food and globalization in the modern world. Together, the chapters of this book provide a fresh perspective on both global history and food studies. As such, this book will be of interest to a wide range of students and scholars of history, food studies, sociology, anthropology and globalization. |
Contributor Bio(s): Trentmann, Frank: - FRANK TRENTMANN is Professor of Modern History at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Recent publications include Consuming Cultures, Global Perspectives, edited with John Brewer (2006) and Civil Society: A Reader in History, Theory and Global Politics, edited with John A. Hall (2005). |