Description |
275 pages ; 23 cm. |
Series |
California studies in food and culture ; [60] |
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California studies in food and culture ; 60.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : food justice and community change -- Networks, narratives, and community action -- Food systems, food movements, food justice -- In a community like this -- The youth food justice movement -- From the Black Panthers to the USDA -- Competingvisions and the food justice brand. |
Summary |
"Raising concerns about health, the environment, and economic inequality, critics of the industrial food system insist that we are in crisis. In response, food justice activists based in marginalized, low-income communities of color across the United States have developed community-based solutions to the nation's food system problems, arguing that activities like urban agriculture, cultural nutrition education, and food-related social enterprises can be an integral part of systemic social change. Highlighting the work of Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles food justice group founded by the Black Panther Party, More Than Just Food explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, offering a networked examination of the food justice movement in the age of the 'nonprofit industrial complex'"--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Food supply -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Food industry and trade -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Minorities -- Nutrition -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Social justice -- United States.
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ISBN |
9780520287457 29.95 |
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0520287452 29.95 |
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