{"product_id":"food-activism-carole-counihan-9780857858337","title":"Food Activism: Agency, Democracy and Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcross the globe, people are challenging the agro-industrial food system and its exploitation of people and resources, reduction of local food varieties, and negative health consequences. In this collection leading international anthropologists explore food activism across the globe to show how people speak to, negotiate, or cope with power through food. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho are the actors of food activism and what forms of agency do they enact? What kinds of economy, exchanges, and market relations do they practice and promote? How are they organized and what are their scales of political action and power relations? Each chapter explores why and how people choose food as a means of forging social and economic justice, covering diverse forms of food activism from individual acts by consumers or producers to organized social groups or movements. The case studies embrace a wide geographical spectrum including Cuba, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Mexico, Italy, Canada, France, Colombia, Japan, and the USA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first book to examine food activism in diverse local, national, and transnational settings, making it essential reading for students and scholars in anthropology and other fields interested in food, economy, politics and social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carole Counihan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857858335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857858337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Carole Counihan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136183316735,"sku":"9780857858337","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee9dbb6d-04d4-4700-b636-bd6ace6559fd.jpg?v=1770161068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/food-activism-carole-counihan-9780857858337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}