Global Citizenship: Food (68 books)

A reading list developed to support Santa Monica College's Global Citizenship theme for 2010-11, "Food." http://www.smc.edu/GlobalCitizenship/...

flag

All Votes Add Books To This List

1	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 210,686 ratings score: 599, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 119,673 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Food and Culture: A Reader by Carole Counihan 3.88 avg rating — 231 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 6,232 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Volume 3) (California Studies in Food and Culture) by Marion Nestle 3.94 avg rating — 4,695 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California by Julie Guthman 3.93 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage (A Kolowalu Book) by Rachel Laudan (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 220, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky 3.75 avg rating — 77,177 ratings score: 217, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 814,570 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 59,605 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Movable Feast: Ten Millennia of Food Globalization by Kenneth F. Kiple 3.45 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 48,887 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Food for Thought: Essays on Eating and Culture by Lawrence C. Rubin (Editor) 2.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser 3.75 avg rating — 206,581 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	History of Food by Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 412 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter 3.97 avg rating — 10,381 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking by Hervé This (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 233 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World by Judith A. Carney 3.91 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse 3.82 avg rating — 630 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Slow Food: Collected Thoughts on Taste, Tradition, and the Honest Pleasures of Food by Carlo Petrini (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Food in World History by Jeffrey Pilcher 3.25 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Global Obligations for the Right to Food (Another World Is Necessary: Human Rights, Environmental Justice, and Popular Democracy) by George Kent (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Food: The Key Concepts by Warren Belasco 3.77 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food (California Studies in Food and Culture, 16) by Warren Belasco 3.82 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Regional American Food Culture by Lucy M. Long 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Atlas of World Hunger by Thomas J. Bassett liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Penguin Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why by Eric Millstone 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky 3.92 avg rating — 25,302 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Food is Culture by Massimo Montanari 3.84 avg rating — 318 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture by E.N. Anderson 3.47 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Food: The History of Taste by Paul Freedman 3.98 avg rating — 334 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean, And Fair by Carlo Petrini 3.71 avg rating — 984 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food by Felipe Fernández-Armesto 3.70 avg rating — 710 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food & People by Linda Civitello 3.80 avg rating — 247 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas by Judith A. Carney 3.72 avg rating — 216 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart 3.89 avg rating — 587 ratings score: 135, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods by Gary Paul Nabhan 3.77 avg rating — 658 ratings score: 128, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Gristle: from Factory Farms to Food Safety by Moby (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 218 ratings score: 126, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Sidney W. Mintz 3.79 avg rating — 2,830 ratings score: 124, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly by James McWilliams 3.70 avg rating — 666 ratings score: 122, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Food, Drink and Identity: Cooking, Eating and Drinking in Europe since the Middle Ages by Peter Scholliers (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 111, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply by Marie-Monique Robin 4.18 avg rating — 1,105 ratings score: 109, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 34,039 ratings score: 109, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor by Hervé This (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,102 ratings score: 104, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	30 Ways to Eat a Tomato by Evelyn and Sotiris 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Detox, Big Time! 11 guidlines for Boundless health. Fatigue, pain, weight problems...STOP. by Caroline Benson (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love by Preeti Simran Sethi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 763 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Food First: Beyond The Myth Of Scarcity by Frances Moore Lappé 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	¡CUENCA EATS! by James Li (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	18 Greek recipes - the nutritional value of the Mediterranean Sustainable Gastronomy by Dimitris Bertzeletos really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors by Lizzie Collingham 3.92 avg rating — 1,259 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva 4.09 avg rating — 1,181 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History by Rachel Laudan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 372 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Long road to Delano by Sam Kushner 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 9,129 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Profitable Hobby Farm: How to Build a Sustainable Local Foods Business by Sarah Beth Aubrey (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 157 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry 4.18 avg rating — 2,028 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Corporate Power in Global Agrifood Governance by Jennifer Clapp (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Agricultural Urbanism: Handbook for Building Sustainable Food & Agric Systems in 21st Century Cities by Janine M. de la Salle (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Public Produce: The New Urban Agriculture by Darrin Nordahl 3.63 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Sustainably Delicious: Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time by Michel Nischan 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Frederic P. Miller (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability by C. Clare Hinrichs (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food by Pamela C. Ronald 3.86 avg rating — 454 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Complete Book of Raw Food: Healthy, Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine Made with Living Foods by Lori Baird 3.76 avg rating — 270 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money by Woody Tasch 3.57 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Ripe from Around Here: A Vegan Guide to Local and Sustainable Eating (No Matter Where You Live) by Jae Steele 4.10 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Food, Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer-And What You Can Do About It by Karl Weber 4.17 avg rating — 15,350 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars