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Fast Food and Junk Food
Andrew F Smith
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Description for Fast Food and Junk Food
Hardcover. This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food-how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming effect on our country's state of health. Num Pages: 813 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2155.
This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food—how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming effect on our country's state of health. In the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat—and how healthy we are (or aren't). Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat tells the intriguing, fun, ... Read more
This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food—how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming effect on our country's state of health. In the last half century, junk food and fast food have come to play an extremely important role in American economic, historical, cultural, and social life. Today, they have a major influence on what Americans eat—and how healthy we are (or aren't). Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat tells the intriguing, fun, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
813
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313393938
SKU
V9780313393938
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Andrew F Smith
Andrew F. Smith teaches food studies and professional food writing at the New School University, New York, NY.
Reviews for Fast Food and Junk Food
Compared to the 1st edition, this set provides 270 new entries (many of which focus on other countries), and provides updated and expanded entries of those previously published. For public and academic libraries needing this type of information, this is a good source of information.
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