{"product_id":"why-food-matters-melissa-caldwell-9781350011434","title":"Why Food Matters: Critical Debates in Food Studies","description":"What is food and why does it matter? Bringing together the most innovative, cutting-edge scholarship and debates, this reader provides an excellent introduction to the rapidly growing discipline of food studies. Covering a wide range of theoretical perspectives and disciplinary approaches, it challenges common ideas about food and identifies emerging trends which will define the field for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fantastic resource for both teaching and learning, the book features: \u003cbr\u003e- a comprehensive introduction to the text and to each of the four parts, providing a clear, accessible overview and ensuring a coherent thematic focus throughout\u003cbr\u003e- 20 articles on topics that are guaranteed to engage student interest, including molecular gastronomy, lab-grown meat and other futurist foods, microbiopolitics, healthism and nutritionism, food safety, ethics, animal welfare, fair trade, and much more\u003cbr\u003e- discussion questions and suggestions for further reading which help readers to think further about the issues raised, reinforcing understanding and learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Melissa L. Caldwell, one of the leaders in the field, \u003ci\u003eWhy Food Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential textbook for courses in food studies, anthropology of food, sociology, geography, and related subjects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350011436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350011434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d","brand":"Melissa Caldwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43948041961727,"sku":"9781350011434","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_00284353-cf59-4a42-9ef1-6cbb35a9c0a6.jpg?v=1681522279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-food-matters-melissa-caldwell-9781350011434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}