A Bun in the Oven: How the Food and Birth Movements Resist Industrialization

by Barbara Katz Rothman

Book Overview

There are people dedicated to improving the way we eat, and people dedicated to improving the way we give birth. A Bun in the Oven is the first comparison of these two social movements. The food movement has seemingly exploded, but little has changed in the diet of most Americans. And while there's talk of improving the childbirth experience, most births happen in large hospitals, about a third result in C-sections, and the US does not fare well in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479882305
• ISBN13: 9781479882304
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"