Full Description
Bringing together original contributions by Canadian scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, Critical Perspectives in Food Studies introduces students to the shifting interpretations, perspectives, challenges, governance issues, and future visions that shape the study of food and food issues in Canada and around the world.
Offering the most up-to-date overview of the field, this second edition incorporates new chapters on a range of current food-related issues, including food security, farm animal welfare, genetically modified crops, sustainability, and alternative food systems.
Contents
PART I THE CHANGING MEANING OF FOOD AND FOOD STUDIES; PART II ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES IN FOOD STUDIES; PART III CRISES AND CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM; PART IV CHALLENGING FOOD GOVERNANCE; PART V FOOD FOR THE FUTURE
