Food Studies & Nutrition

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Grocery Stores

The Food System’s Control Center

From: Grocery Story

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The anti-competetive business as usual practiced by Canada’s grocery giants and the testing of the boundaries of the law is described. Lost in this regime is flavour, genetic diversity, and … 25 $2.50 Add
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Guatemala: They Flattened Our Milpa

From: Tiny Engines of Abundance

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Chapter 4 examines Guatemala during the mid-20th century, as various governments sought to “modernize” Mayan traditional milpa agriculture, resulting in a genocide directed at Mayan … 23 $2.30 Add
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Hospitals

Putting the Hospitality Back into Hospital Food

From: Take Back the Tray

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Kill Your Idylls

From: A Matter of Taste

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In this chapter, the concept of foodie elitism is debated alongside a discussion of precision farming. Tucker identifies the complexity of introducing new technologies onto the old concept of a … 36 $3.60 Add
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Land Control

Bolivia’s Agrarian Structure and Frontier Expansion

From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

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Historical Context Foreign Capital and Soybean Expansion The Emergence of a New Social Movement The Agrarian Revolution: Reclaiming State Legitimacy 17 $1.70 Add
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Media in Quebec

From: About Canada: Media

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Nation

Part II: A History of Seed Politics in Canada

From: Good Crop / Bad Crop

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Chapter 4 examines the connection between the agriculture, particularly wheat production, and the development of the Canadian nation, the prairie provinces, the genetics of red fife, cross … 20 $2.00 Add
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Design: A How-To Guide

From: Human Permaculture

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Definition of Design for Permaculture – The Nine Steps of Design – Three Examples of Design – Discovering My Personal Niche ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Poverty is Rediscovered

From: When Poverty Mattered

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Preserving Culture and Community

From: The Color of Food

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Portrait 1: Cherokee Seed Bank. Kevin Welch, Center for Cherokee Plants Portrait 2: Sustaining Community. Jenga Mwendo, Backyard Gardeners Network Portrait 3: Acequia Culture. Don Bustos, Santa … 40 $4.00 Add
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Qing Youzi Understands Capitalism

Money, Markets and The Agrarian Question

From: Hungry For Change

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Race

From: Curry

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This chapter explores Ruthnum’s connection to Mauritius, Mauritius food, and the country’s history. There is a discussion of South Asian personalities in popular culture and the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Siopao Is Not Just for Kids

The Wrapper

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her … 7 $0.70 Add
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Swinish Multitudes

From: Being and Swine

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In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir provides a brief overview of the history of pigs in agriculture in Europe. The chapter also includes a discussion of the ways in which pigs have acted as a … ; ; 29 $2.90 Add