{"product_id":"food-hardback-9781509541768","title":"Food (Hardback) 9781509541768","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFood\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJennifer Clapp (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509541768, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 May 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jennifer Clapp has done it again. Bravo! A true classic, \u003ci\u003eFood \u003c\/i\u003e is breathtaking in its scope and insight. In bringing this brilliant work up to the moment, Clapp demystifies the global food economy so we can all realize our power to transform it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances Moore Lappé, author of \u003ci\u003eDiet for a Small Planet\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eWorld Hunger: 10 Myths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The global food economy may seem remote from daily experience, but Jennifer Clapp explains how it affects every aspect of what we eat and, therefore, our health and welfare. Best of all, she provides the information and tools advocates can use to redesign the global food economy to promote fair trade, food justice, and food sovereignty.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, and author of \u003ci\u003eSoda\u003c\/i\u003e Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In the third edition of this invaluable text, Jennifer Clapp synthesizes the latest literature in a rapidly changing and vital field, in ways that are rigorous, accessible, and always thought-provoking. From the end of the Second World War to the thick of the climate emergency, \u003ci\u003eFood \u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the modern food system with signature clarity and sophistication.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaj Patel, University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eFood\u003c\/i\u003e is detailed, it is engrossing, and it is clear. The documentation of the political and economic motivations that have shaped the current food system over the past decades is enlightening for the scientific food community and the general public.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature Food\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWe all need food to survive, and forty percent of the world’s population relies on agriculture for their livelihood. Yet control over food is concentrated in relatively few hands. Turmoil in the world food economy in recent decades has highlighted a number of vulnerabilities and contradictions inherent in the way we currently organize this vital sector. Extremes of both undernourishment and overnourishment affect a significant proportion of humanity. And attempts to increase production through the spread of an industrial model of agriculture has resulted in serious ecological consequences.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The fully revised and expanded third edition of this popular book explores how the rise of industrial agriculture, corporate control, inequitable agricultural trade rules, and the financialization of food have each enabled powerful actors to gain fundamental influence over the practices that dominate the world food economy and result in uneven consequences for both people and planet. A variety of movements have emerged that are making important progress in establishing alternative food systems, but, as Clapp’s penetrating analysis ably shows, significant challenges remain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Unpacking the World Food Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Rise of a Global Industrial Food Market\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Expanding Food Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Growing Corporate Control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: The Financialization of Food\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Justice and Sustainability in the World Food Economy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Selected Readings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441804865816,"sku":"9781509541768","price":54.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509541768.jpg?v=1785026126","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/food-hardback-9781509541768","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}