This textbook equips students with the ability to analyze and think critically about contemporary food topics. A thorough introduction to the sociology of food

A classic text about the social study of food, this is the first English language edition of Jean-Pierre Poulain's seminal work. Tracing the history of food sch

This textbook equips students with the ability to analyze and think critically about contemporary food topics. A thorough introduction to the sociology of food

The challenges of teaching a successful introductory sociology course today demand materials from a publisher very different from the norm. Texts that are organ

This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food