Food Studies Books

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 210,433 ratings — published 2006
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Volume 3) (California Studies in Food and Culture) Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (Volume 3) (California Studies in Food and Culture)
by (shelved 14 times as food-studies)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,685 ratings — published 2002
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as food-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,147 ratings — published 2007
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 119,502 ratings — published 2008
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Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took On the Food Industry Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took On the Food Industry (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 88 ratings — published 1990
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 206,519 ratings — published 2001
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 80,724 ratings — published 2009
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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 2,815 ratings — published 1985
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The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4,479 ratings — published 1990
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We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 89 ratings — published 1998
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Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health Eating Right in America: The Cultural Politics of Food and Health (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 105 ratings — published 2013
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Racial Indigestion: Eating Bodies in the 19th Century Racial Indigestion: Eating Bodies in the 19th Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 83 ratings — published 2012
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 378,231 ratings — published 2000
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The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 7,310 ratings — published 2014
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Taste of Power: Food and American Identities (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 59) Taste of Power: Food and American Identities (California Studies in Food and Culture) (Volume 59)
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avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published 2015
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Food and Femininity (Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics) Food and Femininity (Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics)
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avg rating 3.85 — 27 ratings — published 2015
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Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as food-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 294 ratings — published 2011
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Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World Food System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as food-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,585 ratings — published 2007
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From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies: Critical Perspectives on Women and Food From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies: Critical Perspectives on Women and Food (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 47 ratings — published 2005
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 48,790 ratings — published 2008
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Food and Culture: A Reader Food and Culture: A Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 231 ratings — published 1997
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as food-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,438 ratings — published 2001
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 15,148 ratings — published 2020
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as food-studies)
avg rating 3.96 — 8,147 ratings — published 2015
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Discriminating Taste: How Class Anxiety Created the American Food Revolution Discriminating Taste: How Class Anxiety Created the American Food Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 46 ratings — published
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The Potlikker Papers The Potlikker Papers (Audio CD)
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avg rating 3.82 — 2,042 ratings — published 2017
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Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They Matter Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They Matter (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 141 ratings — published 2012
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Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 370 ratings — published 2013
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Hungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration Hungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 155 ratings — published 1991
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The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.63 — 3,706 ratings — published 2006
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Free for All: Fixing School Food in America (California Studies in Food and Culture, 28) Free for All: Fixing School Food in America (California Studies in Food and Culture, 28)
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avg rating 3.77 — 217 ratings — published 2009
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Diet for a Small Planet: The Book That Started a Revolution in the Way Americans Eat Diet for a Small Planet: The Book That Started a Revolution in the Way Americans Eat (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 6,203 ratings — published 1971
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Tastes of Paradise Tastes of Paradise (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,360 ratings — published 1980
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What to Eat What to Eat (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 5,968 ratings — published 2006
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Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C. Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C. (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as food-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 198 ratings — published 2019
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Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement (Justice, Power, and Politics) Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement (Justice, Power, and Politics)
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avg rating 4.36 — 401 ratings — published 2018
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Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.67 — 523 ratings — published
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Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 2,473 ratings — published 2013
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The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South (ebook)
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avg rating 3.87 — 8,140 ratings — published 2017
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Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups (Food, Health, and the Environment) Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance Between Corporate America and Anti-Hunger Groups (Food, Health, and the Environment)
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avg rating 4.02 — 183 ratings — published
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Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 10,327 ratings — published 2012
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Sweet Charity?: Emergency Food and the End of Entitlement Sweet Charity?: Emergency Food and the End of Entitlement (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 217 ratings — published 1998
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How the Other Half Ate: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century How the Other Half Ate: A History of Working-Class Meals at the Turn of the Century (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.67 — 76 ratings — published 2014
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Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 174 ratings — published 2006
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The Art of Eating The Art of Eating (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 6,164 ratings — published 1954
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American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It) American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It)
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avg rating 3.82 — 674 ratings — published 2010
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 33,817 ratings — published 2005
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Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 3,881 ratings — published 2007
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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 4,571 ratings — published 2011
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“Globalisation creates a world where causes are remote form effects, and the connections between them are often hidden or obscure.”
Richard R. Wilk, Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to Ecotourists

“I find it fascinating that this bottle is so cosmopolitan, a true multicultural brew, but it is so quiet about it.”
Richard R. Wilk, Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to Ecotourists

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