Food: In Context

Food: In Context
by Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner (Editors)
Hardcover: 984 pages
Published: June 17, 2011
ISBN-10: 1414486529
ISBN-13: 978-1414486529

Food: In Context is a collection of entries on topics designed to provide an introduction to the global diversity of viewpoints on a broad array of food related issues. In addition to life-and-death decisions reflecting the fundamental importance of food, policies related to food issues both reflect and shape societies, social justice, and social change. While the entries contained in Food: In Context include treatments of traditional food related issues grounded in peer-reviewed science, they also provide insight into the development and implementation of polices shaped by history and contemporary geopolitical realities.

Intended for a wide and diverse audience, every effort has been made to set forth Food: In Context entries in everyday language and to provide accurate and generous explanations of the most important scientific terms. Entries are designed to instruct, challenge, and excite less experienced students, while providing a solid foundation for reference for more advanced students. Food: In Context provides students and readers with essential information and insights that foster critical thinking about food science and policy issues.