Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability (Food, Health, and the Environment)
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.27 (794 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0262516322 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-12-04 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Alison Hope Alkon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Pacific. Julian Agyeman is Professor and Chair of the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University
It is a must-read for anybody interested in food politics and environmental justice. On nearly every page of this book, the contributors share seldom heard stories of ordinary people organizing to produce healthy, sustainable, affordable, and culturally appropriate sustenance for all. The insights in this book provide a foundation and direction for food system planners. I could not agree more. The dimensions of ethnic identity, racism, and white privilege as they affect the access and control of food-producing resources is highlighted and suggests important new directions in theorizing the political ecology of food and agriculture.The blend of academic and activist chapters provides a good mix of theory, strategy, and tactics. As facilitators of community building, planners have a responsibility to fill in the gaps in representation at the food movement "table" and understand the history of those coming (or not coming) to such a table. Race, class, and history aren't food
Nigel Biles said but a lot of the writings were insufferably verbose and self-important so I didn't particularly enjoy reading the text. This was a required text for a liberal studies class I have. The book is ok I suppose. It's informative in the context of food issues, especially among people of color, but a lot of the writings were insufferably verbose and self-important so I didn't particularly enjoy reading the text.The book material was high quality, and it was inexpensive. If you have to get the book then it's reasonably priced, but if you're looking into this just for some non-fiction reading to help you learn, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. Love this book. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Outstading!
These diverse accounts of the relationships among food, environmentalism, justice, race, and identity will help guide efforts to achieve a just and sustainable agriculture.. Bringing together insights from studies of environmental justice, sustainable agriculture, critical race theory, and food studies, Cultivating Food Justice highlights the ways race and class inequalities permeate the food system, from production to distribution to consumption. But many low-income neighborhoods and communities of color have been systematically deprived of access to healthy and sustainable food. These communities have been actively prevented from producing their own food and often live in "food deserts" where fast food is more common than fresh food. The studies offered in the book explore a range of important issues, including agricultural and land use policies that systematically disadvantage Native