A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite

by Lauren Williams and John Germov

Book Overview

A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The Social Appetite, 3rd Edition introduces readers to the field of food sociology, by comprehensively examining the social context of food and nutrition. Leading Australian and international authors in the field provide a contemporary analysis of the social factors that underlie food choice, exploring the socio-cultural, political, economic and philosophical factors that influence food production, distribution and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195551508
• ISBN13: 9780195551501
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.6" x 6.7"