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Worlds of food : place, power, and provenance in the food chain / Kevin Morgan, Terry Marsden, and Jonathan Murdoch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morgan, Kevin.
- Oxford University Press Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- Oxford geographical and environmental studies.
- Oxford geographical and environmental studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food supply.
- Agricultural industries.
- Food industry and trade.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Three scholars in the field explain why place and provenance are assuming more importance in the food chain to producers, consumers and regulators. They examine how these concerns influence debates on the future of farming and explore the implications for California, Tuscany and Wales.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Networks, Conventions, and Regions: Theorizing 'Worlds of Food'; 2. The Regulatory World of Agri-food: Politics, Power, and Conventions; 3. Geographies of Agri-food; 4. Localized Quality in Tuscany; 5. California: The Parallel Worlds of Rival Agri-food Paradigms; 6. The Commodity World in Wales; 7. Beyond the Placeless Foodscape: Place, Power, and Provenance; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191772-9
- 9786611515225
- 1-281-51522-1
- 0-19-155662-9
- 1-280-75776-0
- 9786610757763
- 1-4237-6791-8
- OCLC:
- 476259759
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