{"product_id":"a-recipe-for-gentrification-alison-hope-alkon-9781479834433","title":"A Recipe for Gentrification: Food, Power, and Resistance in the City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonorable Mention, 2021 Edited Collection Book Award, given by the Association for the Study of Food and Society \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow gentrification uproots the urban food landscape, and what activists are doing to resist it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom hipster coffee shops to upscale restaurants, a bustling local food scene is perhaps the most commonly recognized harbinger of gentrification. \u003ci\u003eA Recipe for Gentrification\u003c\/i\u003e explores this widespread phenomenon, showing the ways in which food and gentrification are deeply--and, at times, controversially--intertwined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors provide an inside look at gentrification in different cities, from major hubs like New York and Los Angeles to smaller cities like Cleveland and Durham. They examine a wide range of food enterprises--including grocery stores, restaurants, community gardens, and farmers' markets--to provide up-to-date perspectives on why gentrification takes place, and how communities use food to push back against displacement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, they unpack the consequences for vulnerable people and neighborhoods. \u003ci\u003eA Recipe for Gentrification\u003c\/i\u003e highlights how the everyday practices of growing, purchasing and eating food reflect the rapid--and contentious--changes taking place in American cities in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Hope Alkon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479834432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479834433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Alison Hope Alkon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126304764159,"sku":"9781479834433","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1542c77-9cae-4e6b-8de0-36be34767625.jpg?v=1687447423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-recipe-for-gentrification-alison-hope-alkon-9781479834433","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}