Food, politics, and society : social theory and the modern food system /

"Food and drink has been a focal point of modern social theory since the inception of agrarian capitalism and the industrial revolution. From Adam Smith to Mary Douglas, major thinkers have used key concepts like identity, exchange, culture, and class to explain the modern food system. Food, Po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Colás, Alejandro (Autor), Edwards, Jason, 1971 October 3- (Autor), Levi, Jane (Autor), Zubaida, Sami, 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Temas:
Food > Social aspects > History.
Food > Political aspects > History.
Aliments > Aspect social > Histoire.
Aliments > Aspect politique > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
Food > Social aspects.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : food, drink and modern social theory
  • The natural and the social : the agricultural revolution
  • Exchange : the Columbian Exchange and mercantile empires
  • Culture : ritual, prohibition and taboo
  • Industrialization : technology, rationality and urbanization
  • The public sphere : eating and drinking in public
  • The modern state : alcohol, alcoholism and biopolitics
  • Identity : nationalism, ethnicity and religion
  • Distinction : social difference, taste, and the civilizing process
  • Political economy : the global food system
  • The self : food choices and public health
  • Consumption : media, the domestic economy and celebrity chefs.

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