Food fears : from industrial to sustainable food systems /
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| Author / Creator: | Blay-Palmer, Alison, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2008. |
| Description: | x, 185 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7480195 |
| Summary: | The industrial food system of the West is increasingly perceived as problematic. The physical, social and intellectual distance between consumers and their food stems from a food system that privileges quantity and efficiency over quality, with an underlying assumption that food is a commodity, rather than a source of nourishment and pleasure. In the wake of various food and health scares, there is a growing demand from consumers to change the food they eat, which in turn acts as a catalyst for the industry to adapt and for alternative systems to evolve. Drawing on a wealth of empirical research into mainstream and alternative North American food systems, this book discusses how sustainable, grass roots, local food systems offer a template for meaningful individual activism as a way to bring about change from the bottom up, while at the same time creating pressure for policy changes at all levels of government. This movement signals a shift away from market economy principles and reflects a desire to embody social and ecological values as the foundation for future growth. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 185 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references ( p.[155]-178) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754672487 0754672484 |
