{"product_id":"fast-food-and-junk-food-andrew-f-smith-9780313393938","title":"Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat [2 Volumes]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat--and how healthy we are (or aren't). \u003ci\u003eFast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat\u003c\/i\u003e tells the intriguing, fun, and incredible stories behind the successes of these commercial food products and documents the numerous health-related, environmental, cultural, and politico-economic issues associated with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries, this two-volume encyclopedia contains enough listings to allow readers to research a wide range of fascinating topics. The author treats the massive amount of subject material within this reference title in a fair and balanced manner. A secondary focus of this encyclopedia is to chart the spread of some American fast food chains and commercially produced junk foods internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew F. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313393931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313393938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.40w x 2.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 290","brand":"Andrew F. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072609775871,"sku":"9780313393938","price":201.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a675bff1-1202-4d51-b631-89ae960aa004.jpg?v=1685442998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fast-food-and-junk-food-andrew-f-smith-9780313393938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}