Food Studies - hosted by iambriam

Food, Economics, & Social Class
Stories about how food relates to businesses, food systems, social class, companies, capitalism, socialism, scarcity, and human decision-making.
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The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South by John T. Edge

The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South

John T. Edge

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history race informative medium-paced
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Barbara Kingsolver

383 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Eric Schlosser

399 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink health sociology informative fast-paced
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health by Marion Nestle

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health

Marion Nestle

472 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction health politics informative slow-paced
Food for City Building: A Field Guide for Planners, Actionists & Entrepreneurs by Wayne Roberts, Carolyn Steel

Food for City Building: A Field Guide for Planners, Actionists & Entrepreneurs

Wayne Roberts, Carolyn Steel

missing page info • first pub 2014 (editions)

informative slow-paced
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr

The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket

Benjamin Lorr

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction business history informative medium-paced
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Alicia Elliott

223 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health by Kerry Trueman, Marion Nestle

Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health

Kerry Trueman, Marion Nestle

216 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced
The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food by Ben Hewitt

The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food

Ben Hewitt

234 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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