Umkämpftes Essen

Produktion, Handel und Konsum von Lebensmitteln in globalen Kontexten

320 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume is based on empirical case studies from Europe, Asia and Africa, and analyzes the complex power relations in the global food system. The conditions behind the production, trading and consumption of foodstuffs are central themes of modern society. “The Competitive World of Food” analyzes the complex interests and power structures that determine the global food system. This is done using a number of case examples stemming from Europe, Asia and Africa, which are embedded in global relations. This volume shows that the global food system is increasingly being determined by privately financed companies and their specific interests. This makes a public and democratic debate about the future of food all the more important.

• Reihe: Transnationale Geschichte
• ISBN: 9783525301708
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.11.2014
• Genre: Geschichte/Zeitgeschichte (1945 bis 1989)
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Herausgegeben von: Cornelia Reiher
• Herausgegeben von: You-Kyung Byun, Sonja Ganseforth, Jörg Gertel, Andreas Grünewald, Markus Keck, Elmar Kulke, Ernst Langthaler, Janka Linke, Sarah May, Peter Dannenberg, Sarah Ruth Sippel