A Place-Based Perspective of Food in Society

This book provides an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary and international essays examining the food-place relationship. It explores such topics as the history of food and agriculture, the globalization and localization of food, and the role of place in defining the broader societal consequences of this ever-changing phenomena.

Auteur
Kaitland M. Byrd, Virgina Tech, USA Meredith Gartin, Arizona State University, USA Leslie Hossfeld, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, USA E. Brooke Kelly, University of North Carolina - Pembroke, USA Janna L. Lafferty, Florida International University, USA Savannah Larimore, University of Washington, USA Kathleen LeBesco, Marymount Manhattan College, USA Carlos J. Maya-Ambía, National Autonomous University of Mexico, USA Marcel Mazoyer, AgroParisTech, France Peter Naccarato, Marymount Manhattan College, USA Laurence Roudart, Université Libre de Bruxelles, USA Vaughn Schmutz, University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA Jennifer Sumner, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada Amanda Smith, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Mark B. Tauger, West Virginia University, USA Andria D. Timmer, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Julia Waity, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Susanne Wengle, University of Chicago, USA

Contenu

Introduction - Kevin Fitzpatrick and Don Willis PART I: HISTORICAL CONTEXTS 1. The Origins And Propagation Of Agriculture: The Formation Of The Contemporary Diet - Laurence Roudart And Marcel Mazoyer 2. Agricultural Industrialization And The Presence Of The 'Local' In The Global Food World - Carlos J. Maya-Ambía 3. Lessons From The Past: A Historical Overview Of The Place-Food Relationship - Mark B. Tauger PART II: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS 4. Ways Of Knowing The World: The Role Of Knowledge And Food Movements In The Food-Place Nexus - Jennifer Sumner 5. Modern Southern Food: An Examination Of The Intersection Of Place, Race, Class, And Gender In The Quest For Authenticity - Kaitland M. Byrd 6. Distinction, Disdain, And Gentrification: Hipsters, Food People, And The Ethnic Other In Brooklyn, New York - Kathleen Lebesco And Peter Naccarato PART III: THE CONTEXT OF POWER AND INEQUALITY 7. The Political Economy Of Food And Agriculture In The United States And Russia - Susanne A. Wengle 8. Power And Place In Food Systems: From Global To Local - Savannah Larimore And Vaughn Schmutz 9. The Death Of Distance: Food Deserts Across The Global Divide - Meredith Gartin PART IV: THE FUTURE OF FOOD 10. Place-Based Responses To The Global Food Economy - Andria D. Timmer 11. Troubling Place In Alternative Food Practices: Food Movements, Neoliberalism, And Place - Janna Lafferty 12. Toward Economies That Won't Leave: Utilizing A Community Food Systems Model To Develop Multisector Sustainable Economies In Rural Southeastern North Carolina - Leslie H. Hossfeld, E. Brooke Kelly, Amanda Smith, And Julia F. Waity