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OverviewGlobalising Food provides an innovative contribution to the political economy of agriculture, food and consumption. Among the themes addressed are: giant multinational food corporations rural industrialization World Bank policies regulation of pollution labour relations urban food politics environmental sustainability. This revealing investigation of the forces which are reshaping agricultural production, rural societies and food consumption draws on new theoretical perspectives and case studies from Britain, the US, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Latin America. William Boyd, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Fred Buttel, University of Wisconson, Madison, USA, Margaret Fitzsimmons, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, Will Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Goodman , Michael WattsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780415162524ISBN 10: 0415162521 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 23 October 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Globalising Food is a significant contribution to a new radical critique of globalization.' - Tim Lang, Times Higher Education Supplement 'This book is an important and valuable contribution to the study of food and agriculture.' - Environment and Planning 'Presenting rich empirical accounts of so many geographic regions and extending theoretical debate ... this is a wonderful edited collection which will undoubtedly prove invaluable to researchers working in the areas of critical geography, political economy and international development.' - Economic Geography Research Group 'Globalising Food is a significant contribution to a new radical critique of globalization.' - Tim Lang, Times Higher Education Supplement 'This book is an important and valuable contribution to the study of food and agriculture.' - Environment and Planning 'Presenting rich empirical accounts of so many geographic regions and extending theoretical debate ... this is a wonderful edited collection which will undoubtedly prove invaluable to researchers working in the areas of critical geography, political economy and international development.' - Economic Geography Research Group Author InformationDavid Goodman, Michael Watts Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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