Screen LibraryJust food : philosophy, justice, and food /
Thirteen new philosophical essays that explore the causes and consequences of the inequities of our contemporary food system. It examines why 842 million people globally are unable to meet their dietary needs, and why food insecurity is not simply a matter of insufficient supply. This book looks at...
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Rowman & Littlefield International,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Thirteen new philosophical essays that explore the causes and consequences of the inequities of our contemporary food system. It examines why 842 million people globally are unable to meet their dietary needs, and why food insecurity is not simply a matter of insufficient supply. This book looks at how food insecurity tracks other social injustices, covering topics such as gender and property, as well as food sovereignty, food deserts and locavorism. The essays in this volume make an important and timely contribution to the wider philosophical debate around food distribution and justice.--Co |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 250 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-237) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783483877 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 1783483873 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781783483860 (cloth : alkaline paper) 1783483865 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | HD9000 |
| CLC: | F407.82-05 |
| Call Number: | F407.82-05/J962 |
| Contents: |
Framing food justice / Food, hunger and property / Food deserts and Lockean Property / Food deserts, justice and the distributive paradigm / Food sovereignty : two conceptions of food justice / Food sovereignty and gender justice : the case of Via Campesina / Food policy, Mexican migration and collective responsibility / Food is a feminist issue / Meat eating and masculinity : a Foucauldian analys |