We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind th

Artists, anthropologists, activists, and others consider the global politics and ethics of food production, distribution, and consumption. The last decade has w

The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient

What's wrong with the US food system? Why is half the world starving while the other half battles obesity? Who decides our food issues, and why can't we do bett

This book deals with an important and timely issue: the political and economic forces that have shaped agricultural policies in the United States during the pas