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Ahlberg, Kristin L., 1975-
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363.856 22
Publication Date
2008
Summary
"Uses recently declassified sources to trace the successes and limitations of the Johnson administration's efforts to use food aid as a diplomatic tool during the Cold War, both to gain support for U.S. policies and to reward or punish allies such as Israel, India, and South Vietnam"--Provided by publisher.
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Davis, H. Louise, 1974- editor.
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338.19 23
Publication Date
2016
Summary
This collection adds a new dimension to the field of ecocritical theory by merging multidisciplinary approaches to food studies with the established ecocritical discourse of culture and the environment. Encompassing a theme of confinement and control through the global industrial food systems, the collection explores the role of consumption and commodification in contemporary life and points to new directions for resistance and change.
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Jurkovich, Michelle, 1983- author.
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363.8 23
Publication Date
2020
Summary
"This book investigates barriers to advocacy around a critical economic and social right-the right to food-and in so doing challenges dominant understandings of the relationships between human rights, norms, and law"--
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Mann, Alana, author.
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338.19 MAN
Publication Date
2014
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Nestle, Marion.
Call Number
641.29999999999995
Publication Date
2020
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"There is no one better to ask than Marion, who is the leading guide in intelligent, unbiased, independent advice on eating, and has been for decades."--Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything Let's Ask Marion is a savvy and insightful question-and-answer collection that showcases the expertise of food politics powerhouse Marion Nestle in exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. These informative essays show us how to advocate for food systems that are healthier for people and the planet, moving from the politics of personal dietary choices, to community food issues, and finally to matters that affect global food systems. Nestle has been thinking, writing, and teaching about food systems for decades, and her impact is unparalleled. Let's Ask Marion provides an accessible survey of her opinions and conclusions for anyone curious about the individual, social, and global politics of food..
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Colas, Alejandro.
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641.3
Publication Date
2018
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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 such as identity, exchange, culture, and class to explain the modern food system. Food, Politics, and Society offers a historical and sociological survey of how these various ideas and the practices that accompany them have shaped our understanding and organization of the production, processing, preparation, serving, and consumption of food and drink in modern societies. Divided into twelve chapters and drawing on a wide range of historical and empirical illustrations, this book provides a concise, informed, and accessible survey of the interaction between social theory and food and drink. It is perfect for courses in a wide range of disciplines.
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Vodeb, Oliver, editor, curator, contributor.
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338.19 23
Publication Date
2017
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Bujold, Genevieve.
Call Number
XX(272621.1)
Publication Date
2008
Summary
Is there anything more fundamental to our survival than food? Even though world food production could easily provide food to all on earth, more than 30 million people die from starvation each year. In addition, within 25 years, factors such diminishing resources, pollution and overpopulation will increase the demand for food. FOOD WAR is an investigative documentary that provides an extensive coverage of two crucial issues: food production and food distribution around the world. Shot in more than 15 countries such as India, Iraq, Great Britain, Brazil and USA, this insightful program presents an in-depth analysis of a war that touches the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Some players are already in place for a high-stakes food war. Who and where are they? How have they organized their battle to control the food supply? Find out how and why the food supply could become a powerful weapon.
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Barrett, Christopher B. (Christopher Brendan), editor.
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338.119 23
Publication Date
2013
Summary
"Global food price spikes in 2008 and again in 2011 coincided with a surge of political unrest in low- and middle-income countries. Angry consumers took to the streets in scores of nations. In some places, food riots turned violent, pressuring governments and in a few cases contributed to their overthrow. Foreign investors sparked a new global land rush, adding a different set of pressures. With scientists cautioning that the world has entered a new era of steadily rising food prices, perhaps aggravated by climate change, the specter of widespread food insecurity and sociopolitical instability weighs on policymakers worldwide. In the past few years, governments and philanthropic foundations began redoubling efforts to resuscitate agricultural research and technology transfer, as well as to accelerate the modernization of food value chains to deliver high quality food inexpensively, faster, and in greater volumes to urban consumers. But will these efforts suffice? This volume explores the complex relationship between food security and sociopolitical stability up to roughly 2025. Organized around a series of original essays by leading global technical experts, a key message of this volume is that actions taken in an effort to address food security stressors may have consequences for food security, stability, or both that ultimately matter far more than the direct impacts of biophysical drivers such as climate or land or water scarcity. The means by which governments, firms, and private philanthropies tackle the food security challenge of the coming decade will fundamentally shape the relationship between food security and sociopolitical stability."--Publisher's description.
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Herring, Ronald J., 1947- editor.
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338.19 23
Publication Date
2015
Summary
This volume explores the complex interrelationships between food and agriculture, politics, and society. More specifically, it considers the political aspects of three basic economic questions: what is to be produced? how is it to be produced? how it is to be distributed? It also outlines three unifying themes running through the politics of answering these societal questions with regard to food, namely: ecology, technology and property.
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Action Against Hunger (Association)
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XX(272662.1)
Publication Date
2001
Summary
Widespread hunger continues to exist at the turn of the century, despite the efforts of scores of international relief organizations. Why? The authors of The Geopolitics of Hunger, 2000-2001 draw on both research and their first-hand experience to explore the use of hunger as a weapon in food crises around the world. They also discuss strategies to counter inequitable food distribution in complex, manipulative situations and review political approaches to combating hunger and attaining food justice.
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Mayes, Christopher, author.
Call Number
338.1994 MAY
Publication Date
2018
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