The globalization of food consumption has often been equated with the loss of culinary traditions and the homogenization of cuisines. By contrast, the anthropologists, historians and sociologists cont
Joint Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year Award 2017.20 original essays by leading figures in the discipline examine traditional areas of research as well as cutting-edge areas
In recent years, Food Studies has experienced growing interest and anthropology of food courses and scholarship has seen a sharp increase. This is a fast-moving area characterized by social change: re
Current discussions of the ethics around alternative food movements--concepts such as "local," "organic," and "fair trade"--tend to focus on their growth and significance in advanced capitalist societ
