The Oxford handbook of food, politics, and society /

This volume explores the complex interrelationships between food and agriculture, politics, and society. More specifically, it considers the political aspects of three basic economic questions: what is to be produced? how is it to be produced? how it is to be distributed? It also outlines three unif...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Herring, Ronald J., 1947- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Oxford handbooks online.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume explores the complex interrelationships between food and agriculture, politics, and society. More specifically, it considers the political aspects of three basic economic questions: what is to be produced? how is it to be produced? how it is to be distributed? It also outlines three unifying themes running through the politics of answering these societal questions with regard to food, namely: ecology, technology and property.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199983674 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195397772.001.0001