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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452010803321

Autore

Morgan Kevin

Titolo

Worlds of food [[electronic resource] ] : place, power, and provenance in the food chain / / Kevin Morgan, Terry Marsden, and Jonathan Murdoch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-191772-9

9786611515225

1-281-51522-1

0-19-155662-9

1-280-75776-0

9786610757763

1-4237-6791-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Oxford geographical and environmental studies

Altri autori (Persone)

MarsdenTerry

MurdochJonathan

Disciplina

338.1

Soggetti

Food supply

Agricultural industries

Food industry and trade

Sustainable agriculture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Networks, Conventions, and Regions: Theorizing 'Worlds of Food'; 2. The Regulatory World of Agri-food: Politics, Power, and Conventions; 3. Geographies of Agri-food; 4. Localized Quality in Tuscany; 5. California: The Parallel Worlds of Rival Agri-food Paradigms; 6. The Commodity World in Wales; 7. Beyond the Placeless Foodscape: Place, Power, and Provenance; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Three scholars in the field explain why place and provenance are assuming more importance in the food chain to producers, consumers and regulators. They examine how these concerns influence debates on



the future of farming and explore the implications for California, Tuscany and Wales.