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Food and globalization, consumption, markets and politics in the modern world, edited by Alexander Nutzenadel and Frank Trentmann

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Food and globalization, consumption, markets and politics in the modern world, edited by Alexander Nutzenadel and Frank Trentmann
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Food and globalization
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
edited by Alexander Nutzenadel and Frank Trentmann
Series statement
Cultures of consumption series
Sub title
consumption, markets and politics in the modern world
Summary
Food has a special significance in the expanding field of In this wide-ranging study, the authors provide an historical overview of the relationship between food and globalization in the modern world., Food has a special significance in the expanding field of global history. Food markets were the first to become globally integrated, linking distant cultures of the world, and in no other area have the interactions between global exchange and local cultural practices been as pronounced as in changing food cultures. In this wide-ranging and fascinating book, the authors provide an historical overview of the relationship between food and globalization in the modern world. Together, the chapters of this book provide a fresh perspective on both global history and food studies. As such, this book will be of interest to a wide range of students and scholars of history, food studies, sociology, anthropology and globalization
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