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Hardback. It's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in the media, we panic. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632049
ISBN
9780745632049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardcover. Rabbi Herzfeld's book emphasizes that Yom Kippur, the most important holiday of the Jewish faith is not a day of mourning, but a day of celebrating. According to the Talmud, it is the happiest day of the Jewish year. This book explains why Yom Kippur is such a joyous day, and explores the implications of this approach to the ho Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296665
ISBN
9789652296665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of ancient frescoes and mosaics, Food in Art gives fresh insights into how food items were cultivated, hunted, trapped, stored, traded, prepared and served throughout the ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, 170 colour, 10 black & white. BIC Classification: AC; AGN; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233628
ISBN
9781780233628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Jacknis, Ira. Series: Classics in California Anthropology S. Num Pages: 490 pages, 78 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 935.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
PA Hearst Museum of Anthropology United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936127088
ISBN
9780936127088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.98

Paperback. Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association. Editor(s): Freedman, Paul; Chaplin, Joyce E.; Albala, Ken. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283589
ISBN
9780520283589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Hardcover. The availability of food is an especially significant issue in zones of conflict because conflictnearly always impinges on the production and the distribution of food, and causes increased competition for food, land and resources Controlling the production of and access to food can also be used as a weapon by protagonists in conflict. Editor(s): Collinson, Paul; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384038
ISBN
9781782384038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Pederson, Chris. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JKS; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
108
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628081091
ISBN
9781628081091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.13
€ 136.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Devin. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFN; JFSL4; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634858137
ISBN
9781634858137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.36
€ 103.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Bertram, Dustin C. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
74
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480152
ISBN
9781629480152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 58.27

paperback. Editor(s): Garner, Rosalie. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536102468
ISBN
9781536102468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.05
€ 88.72

Paperback. "An engaging look at how food advertisements from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have both helped define and played up to the stereotypical gender roles prevalent in American culture."-Library Journal Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219920
ISBN
9780812219920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. The story of how the emerging food justice movement is seeking to transform the American food system from seed to table. Series: Food, Health, and the Environment Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262518666
ISBN
9780262518666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Thomas, Oscar C.; Jackson, Jim D. Num Pages: 355 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; KJS; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626183926
ISBN
9781626183926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 388.43
€ 261.43

Paperback. Reissued because of the current interest in Ecstasy, this is McKenna's extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why we are so fascinated by altered states of consciousness, do they reveal something about our origins as human beings and our place in nature? Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Rider
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712670388
ISBN
9780712670388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Royal British Columbia Museum
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780772658463
ISBN
9780772658463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. This book demonstrates the need for a new food policy to address the challenges for the global food system posed by globalisation, urbanisation, technical change and industrialisation. aeo A collection of papers demonstrating the need for a new food policy. Editor(s): Maxwell, Simon; Slater, Rachel. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126021
ISBN
9781405126021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199322381
ISBN
9780199322381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Caraher, Martin; Coveney, John. Series: Food Policy. Num Pages: 126 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white tables, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 237 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319238586
ISBN
9783319238586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Entrena-Duran, Francisco. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 269 x 20. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634824965
ISBN
9781634824965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 310.27
€ 230.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pambazuka Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906387303
ISBN
9781906387303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807047330
ISBN
9780807047330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 12.24

Hardback. Biocultural and archaeological research on food, past and present, often relies on very specific, precise, methods for data collection and analysis. These are presented here in a broad-based review. Editor(s): Chrzan, Janet; Brett, John. Num Pages: 276 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC; MBNH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332876
ISBN
9781785332876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.43

Hardcover. Editor(s): Riley, Arthur P. Num Pages: 226 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFF; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594544101
ISBN
9781594544101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.32
€ 167.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Amsel, Louis; Hirsch, Lena. Num Pages: 330 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFCV; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606929773
ISBN
9781606929773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.10
€ 97.67

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