The population living in cities is continuously increasing worldwide. In developing countries,
this phenomenon is exacerbated by poverty, leading to tremendous problems of …

Food system transformations that are driven by climate change and urbanization have
important implications for the food retail landscape of urban sub-Saharan Africa. Urban …

This paper provides a new perspective on the political implications of intensified
financialization in the global food system. There has been a growing recognition of the role …

Food regime analysis emerged to explain the strategic role of agriculture and food in the
construction of the world capitalist economy. It identifies stable periods of capital …

This dissertation reports on a seminal study of the genesis, development, and current
character of organic production in California. It shows that the recent boom in organic …

We have so much choice over what we eat today because rural communities all over the
world have had their choices taken away. To understand how our supermarket shopping …

The food regime concept is a key to unlock not only structured moments and transitions in
the history of capitalist food relations, but also the history of capitalism itself. It is not about …

In this second edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture, students are provided with a
substantially revised and updated introductory text to this emergent field. The book begins …

Everywhere you look people are more aware of what they eat and where their food comes
from. In a cafeteria in Los Angeles, children make their lunchtime food choices at fresh-fruit …

Who can deny the significance of food? It has a central role in our health and pleasure as
well as in our economy, politics and culture. Food in Society provides a social science …