{"product_id":"food-in-society","title":"Food in Society","description":"Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Society provides a social science perspective on food systems and demonstrates the rich variety of disciplinary and theoretical contexts of food studies\u003cbr\u003eWhile hunger and malnutrition remain a reality in many countries, for some food has become an experience rather than a sustenance. This book addresses the different worldwide understandings of food through thematic chapters and a wide range of material including: description of the political economy of the food chain, from production to the point of sale; analysis of global issues of supply and demand; critical debate of environmental and health aspects of food, including GM food, the role of habits, taboos, age and gender in food consumption\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter contains a guide to further reading and to websites of relevance to food. Extensively illustrated, this book is essential reading for students of food studies in the social sciences and humanities.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521705373934,"sku":"9780340720042","price":96.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780340720042.jpg?v=1702057507","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/food-in-society","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}