Food : in context

Food: In Context examines food in relationship to nutrition, world health issues, agriculture, environmental concerns, current events and political decision-making. Written by experts in nutrition, medicine, culinary arts, agriculture/aquaculture, environmental science and history, this full-color s...

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Main Authors: Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth (Author), Lerner, K. Lee (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Gale, Cengage Learning , c2011
Series:In context (Gale (Firm))
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Summary:Food: In Context examines food in relationship to nutrition, world health issues, agriculture, environmental concerns, current events and political decision-making. Written by experts in nutrition, medicine, culinary arts, agriculture/aquaculture, environmental science and history, this full-color set covers the historical, political and ethical debates related to food. It also explores how food impacts daily life, trade and commerce, the environment, and health and nutrition. --from publisher description
Physical Description:2 v. (lxviii, 984 p.) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1414486529 (set)
1414486537 (v. 1)
1414486545 (v. 2)
9781414486529 (set)
9781414486536 (v. 1)
9781414486543 (v. 2)