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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778926303321

Autore

Carolan Michael

Titolo

The sociology of food and agriculture / / Michael Carolan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-48817-0

0-203-13679-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Earthscan food and agriculture

Disciplina

635

Soggetti

Agriculture - History

Agriculture - Social aspects - History

Food - Social aspects - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The changing structure of agriculture : theoretical debates and empirical trends -- 3. Understanding the food system : past, present and future -- 4. Malnutrition : hidden and visible -- 5. Community, labor, and peasantries -- 6. Food and culture -- 7. Agrobiocultural diversity and knowledge transfer -- 8. How much is enough? -- 9. Agroecosystems and the nature of "natures" -- 10. Food, agriculture, and the environment -- 11. Alternative agrofood networks -- 12. Avoiding the "traps" in agrifood studies -- 13. Looking back.and forward.