ISBN: 9780745615349
author:
Johan Pottier
publishing house: Polity
publication date: 1999
-7
language:
English
binding: Paperback
price: GBP 18.99
number of pages: 240
The Social Dynamics of Food Security
Anthropology of Food: The Social Dynamics of Food Security
Johan Pottier
overview
In this new book, Pottier provides an incisive account of food production and famine in the world today. Drawing on the work of anthropologists and other sources, he offers a wide-ranging account of the methods used to produce and distribute food in a variety of cultural and historical contexts, from India to sub-Saharan Africa.