Food Activism: Agency, Democracy and Economy

by Carole Counihan

Book Overview

Across 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.

Who are the actors of food activism and what forms of agency do they enact? What kinds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857858335
• ISBN13: 9780857858337
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"