Worlds of Food: Place, Power, and Provenance in the Food Chain

by Kevin Morgan, Terry Marsden, Jonathan Murdoch

Book Overview

From farm to fork, the conventional food chain is under enormous pressure to respond to a whole series of new challenges - food scares in rich countries, food security concerns in poor countries, and a burgeoning problem of obesity in all countries. As more and more people demand to know where their food comes from, and how it is produced, issues of place, power, and provenance assume increasing significance for producers, consumers, and regulators,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199542287
• ISBN13: 9780199542284
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"