Politics of Food

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Is shopping for food really a political act? Why is it that, in a world with enough food for everyone, more people than ever go hungry? Why did the French resistance against genetically modified foods become a fight against McDonalds? Why did the foot-and-mouth epidemic in the UK become a problem for consumers? Capable of connecting human bodies to abstract nations, and techno-science to moral concerns, food has become one of the most contested fields of our time. It is high on the political agenda throughout the world. With disease, contamination, famine, hunger and imbalanced food markets all unfortunate realities, a book that interrogates the politics of food is long overdue. From the BSE outbreak in the 1990s through to cultural taboos and the genetic modification of produce and livestock, this timely book raises provocative questions about how we relate to food in the 21st century. Recent food scandals and genetically modified organism controversies have shattered the idea that 'food is food' as we have always known it, and exposed fundamental dilemmas related to risk and control.Taking as its starting point the premise that food is politicized in arenas not commonly thought of as political, The Politics of Food explores issues surrounding the development of global food markets in underdeveloped nations and addresses recent events that have had a profound impact on how consumers feel about what they eat. The epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease that swept through the UK in 2001 spawned a series of questions concerning the real costs of cheap food. What lessons have been learned? And how are food choices linked to the politics of food markets? With globalization, food has increasingly become entangled in webs of political significance. Through ethnographic case studies, this book reveals how food has come to serve a key role in political resistance, grassroots activism and nation-building. Anyone interested in globalization, food safety, or what food choices say about food politics will find this book essential reading.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-09-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:555 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781859738481

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Marianne E. Lien is Associate Professor in Social Anthropology, University of Oslo. Brigitte Nerlich is Principal Research Officer, Institute of Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society, University of Nottingham

Recensioner i media

'This is a deeply rewarding collection of articles and insights. It reflects and draws brilliantly on contemporary social science's welcome return of interest to the subject of food.'Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University, London'A refreshingly dispassionate look at politically explosive issues of risk, rights, identity, trade, globalization, and security. Avoiding polemics and advocacy, this collection offers clear and insightful analysis of how modern food problems are constructed and contested.'Warren Belasco, Editor of Food, Culture and Society, University of Maryland.'The Politics of Food concretely demonstrates that local contexts do, in fact, shape larger settings, even as governments, corporations, social movements, and other institutions define the moral grounds of culture. Mapping social connections across a variety of sites, this book deepens our understanding of how food practices shape the human landscape.'Alice Julier, Smith College and Presiden

Innehållsförteckning

The Politics of Food: An Introduction--Marianne Lien, University of Oslo 1 Food, Risk and Blame (Politics of Discourse) * Handling Food-Related Risks: Political Agency and Governmentality--Bente Halkier, Roskilde University, Denmark * Risk, Blame and Culture; Foot and Mouth Disease and the Debate about Cheap Food--Brigitte Nerlich, University of Nottingham * The Rhetoric of Food: Food as Nature, Commodity and Culture--Eivind Jacobsen 2 Nation and Nurture * Risky Science and Savoir-Faire: Peasant Expertise in the French Debate over GM Crops--Chaia Heller* Enjoyment and Choice in an Age of Risk: The Case of BSE in the Czech Republic--Haldis Haukanes, UNiversity of Bergen * Western Food and the Making of the Japanese Nation State--Katarzyna J. Cwiertka, University of Warsaw * The Politics of Taste and Smell: Palestinian Rites of Return--Efrat Ben-Ze'ev, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 3 Global Rules, Routes and Access * Grades and Standards in the Social Construction of Safe Food--Lawrence Busch * Dogs, Whales and Kangaroos; Transnational Activism and Food Taboos--Marianne E. Lien, Universiry of Oslo * The Political Economy of Food in an Unequal World--Keith Hart Epilogue: On the Legacy of The Politics of Food--Anne Murcott