Konefal, Jason and Maki Hatanaka (editors). 2018. Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture. Oxford University Press.
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Reviews
"This book fills a major need. For professors interested in pulling back the veil of their students' foodways, this book engages them at each step in a food systems analysis, from the environment and food products, to the workers who handle our food and the corporations and governments that make key regulatory decisions. While other books focus on either food or agriculture--and typically minimize global issues and technology--this book brings all of it together."--Jennifer Rogers-Brown, Long Island University
"Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture is a compelling volume because it combines the scholarly and teaching talents of prominent scholars in the sociology of agri-food systems. The book is organized and written to be accessible to undergraduate students, but still presents material in a sophisticated and intellectually challenging manner. The breadth of the coverage is impressive, as is the treatment of each topic. The text is an excellent contribution to the emerging and fast-growing field of food studies."--Rick Welsh, Syracuse University
"As a long-time instructor of sociology courses on food and agriculture, this is the reader I have been waiting for. Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture exposes students to key discussions and debates that are at the forefront of food and agriculture. The lessons are written by leading scholars in the field--often based on their original research--and yet they are accessible, engaging, and filled with stimulating examples."--Carmen Bain, Iowa State University
Table of Contents
Introduction by Jason Konefal and Maki Hatanaka
Part 1: Consuming Food
1. Consuming Food by Maki Hatanaka
2. Food, Culture, and Identity by Janine Kay Gwen Chi
3. Food, Diets, and Industrialization by Anthony Winson and Jin Young Choi
4. Food and Nutrition by Aya H. Kimura
Part 2: Producing Food
5. From Farms to Factories: The Industrialization of Agriculture by Douglas H. Constance
6. Science, Technology, and Agriculture by Leland L. Glenna and Daniel Tobin
7. Increasing Corporate Control: From Supermarkets to Seeds by Philip Howard
8. Globalization of Food: The World as a Supermarket by J. Dara Bloom
9. Governing Agriculture: Public Policy and Private Governance by Elizabeth Ransom
10. From Ocean to Plate: Catching, Farming and Eating Seafood by Rebecca Clausen, Stefano B. Longo and Brett Clark
Part 3. Food, Equity, and Environment
11. Food and Labor by Margaret Gray
12. Food and the Environment by Sean Gillon
13. Food and Hunger by Justin Sean Myers
14. Food and Obesity by Melina Packer and Julie Guthman
Part 4. Food, Justice, and Sustainability
15. Organics by Brian K. Obach
16. Fair Trade by Daniel Jaffee
17. Food and Localism by Clare Hinrichs
18. Getting to Food Sovereignty (Locally?) in a Globalized World by Hannah Wittman
19. Urban Food Production by Joshua Sbicca
20. Food and Justice by Alison Hope Alkon
Conclusion by Maki Hatanaka and Jason Konefal
"This book fills a major need. For professors interested in pulling back the veil of their students' foodways, this book engages them at each step in a food systems analysis, from the environment and food products, to the workers who handle our food and the corporations and governments that make key regulatory decisions. While other books focus on either food or agriculture--and typically minimize global issues and technology--this book brings all of it together."--Jennifer Rogers-Brown, Long Island University
"Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture is a compelling volume because it combines the scholarly and teaching talents of prominent scholars in the sociology of agri-food systems. The book is organized and written to be accessible to undergraduate students, but still presents material in a sophisticated and intellectually challenging manner. The breadth of the coverage is impressive, as is the treatment of each topic. The text is an excellent contribution to the emerging and fast-growing field of food studies."--Rick Welsh, Syracuse University
"As a long-time instructor of sociology courses on food and agriculture, this is the reader I have been waiting for. Twenty Lessons in the Sociology of Food and Agriculture exposes students to key discussions and debates that are at the forefront of food and agriculture. The lessons are written by leading scholars in the field--often based on their original research--and yet they are accessible, engaging, and filled with stimulating examples."--Carmen Bain, Iowa State University
Table of Contents
Introduction by Jason Konefal and Maki Hatanaka
Part 1: Consuming Food
1. Consuming Food by Maki Hatanaka
2. Food, Culture, and Identity by Janine Kay Gwen Chi
3. Food, Diets, and Industrialization by Anthony Winson and Jin Young Choi
4. Food and Nutrition by Aya H. Kimura
Part 2: Producing Food
5. From Farms to Factories: The Industrialization of Agriculture by Douglas H. Constance
6. Science, Technology, and Agriculture by Leland L. Glenna and Daniel Tobin
7. Increasing Corporate Control: From Supermarkets to Seeds by Philip Howard
8. Globalization of Food: The World as a Supermarket by J. Dara Bloom
9. Governing Agriculture: Public Policy and Private Governance by Elizabeth Ransom
10. From Ocean to Plate: Catching, Farming and Eating Seafood by Rebecca Clausen, Stefano B. Longo and Brett Clark
Part 3. Food, Equity, and Environment
11. Food and Labor by Margaret Gray
12. Food and the Environment by Sean Gillon
13. Food and Hunger by Justin Sean Myers
14. Food and Obesity by Melina Packer and Julie Guthman
Part 4. Food, Justice, and Sustainability
15. Organics by Brian K. Obach
16. Fair Trade by Daniel Jaffee
17. Food and Localism by Clare Hinrichs
18. Getting to Food Sovereignty (Locally?) in a Globalized World by Hannah Wittman
19. Urban Food Production by Joshua Sbicca
20. Food and Justice by Alison Hope Alkon
Conclusion by Maki Hatanaka and Jason Konefal
