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Ethical Eating in the Postsocialist and Socialist World
Yuson (Ed) Jung
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Description for Ethical Eating in the Postsocialist and Socialist World
Hardback. Editor(s): Jung, Yuson; Klein, Jakob A.; Caldwell, Melissa L. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Current discussions of the ethics around alternative food movements--concepts such as "local," "organic," and "fair trade"--tend to focus on their growth and significance in advanced capitalist societies. In this groundbreaking contribution to critical food studies, editors Yuson Jung, Jakob A. Klein, and Melissa L. Caldwell explore what constitutes "ethical food" and "ethical eating" in socialist and formerly socialist societies. With essays by anthropologists, sociologists, and geographers, this politically nuanced volume offers insight into the origins of alternative food movements and their place in today's global economy. Collectively, the essays cover discourses on food and morality; the material and social practices ... Read more
Current discussions of the ethics around alternative food movements--concepts such as "local," "organic," and "fair trade"--tend to focus on their growth and significance in advanced capitalist societies. In this groundbreaking contribution to critical food studies, editors Yuson Jung, Jakob A. Klein, and Melissa L. Caldwell explore what constitutes "ethical food" and "ethical eating" in socialist and formerly socialist societies. With essays by anthropologists, sociologists, and geographers, this politically nuanced volume offers insight into the origins of alternative food movements and their place in today's global economy. Collectively, the essays cover discourses on food and morality; the material and social practices ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520277403
SKU
V9780520277403
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About Yuson (Ed) Jung
Yuson Jung is Assistant Professor in Anthropology at Wayne State University. Jakob A. Klein is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Melissa L. Caldwell is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the author ... Read more
Reviews for Ethical Eating in the Postsocialist and Socialist World
"Rich, both theoretically and empirically ... It is, in short, a text bound to the complex pursuit of the ethical in a world where such an endeavour is becoming all the more urgent."
Fiona Murphy The Allegra Laboratory "A unique and important contribution to the scholarships of ethical consumption and alternative food movements."
Loretta Iegtak Lou The Allegra ... Read more
Fiona Murphy The Allegra Laboratory "A unique and important contribution to the scholarships of ethical consumption and alternative food movements."
Loretta Iegtak Lou The Allegra ... Read more