Cultural studies: food and society Books

Cape Town is one of the wealthiest cities in the Southern African region. Yet, the vast majority of households in poor areas of the city experience food insecurity. This paper uses AFSUN data to examine the characteristics and drivers of food insecurity...

Food insecurity is a fact of life for the vast majority of households across Maputo’s poverty belt. The Maputo urban food security survey done by AFSUN as part of its baseline survey of 11 Southern African cities found that households exist in a...

Chronic food insecurity is considered to be one of the most important challenges facing the people and government of Malawi. Most attention tends to be given to the rural areas where the majority of the population live and where the prevalence of food...

There is plenty of food in Msunduzi, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, but the urban poor regularly go hungry. This study of Msunduzi’s food security situation formed part of AFSUN’s baseline survey of eleven Southern African...

This study of the food security situation of the poor in Manzini, Swaziland’s economic hub, formed part of AFSUN’s baseline survey of eleven Southern African cities. It found that the urban poor here are less food secure than in any of the...

AFSUN recently conducted a survey of poor urban households in eleven major cities in Southern Africa to better understand the seriousness of the urban food insecurity situation. This report looks in detail at the results for Windhoek and seeks to answer...

Harare is at the epicentre of the economic meltdown and political crisis that has devastated Zimbabwe over the last decade and led to a mass exodus from the country. Those who remained in Zimbabwe’s largest city and capital endured unprecedented...

As the third millennium dawns, this world storms and changes unpredictably.  Hence, it has become difficult to calculate what to expect on the morrow. Indeed, questions of recovery from innumerable crises (along with any possible rescue plan for...

Del Desastre Nacional Y Sus Causas (1899) es un libro escrito por Damian Isern que analiza las causas del desastre nacional que Espa�����a experiment������ en el siglo XIX. El autor explora los factores pol������ticos, econ������micos y sociales que...

""Del Contratto Colonico"" ����� un libro scritto da Giuseppe Osenga nel 1854. Il testo si concentra sul contratto di colonizzazione, una pratica molto diffusa in Italia durante il periodo post-unitario. Il contratto di colonizzazione prevedeva che i...

De Witt's Colony is a historical book written by Ethel Zivley Rather and published in 1905. The book tells the story of Green DeWitt, who led a group of settlers to Texas in the early 1820s. DeWitt's Colony was established in the area that is now known...

Feeding ourselves is a universal experience, but we don't all eat the same foods in the same ways or places. In fact, a meal can reveal a lot about the material circumstances and culture of those preparing and eating it. This book tells the story of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This is no ordinary recipe book!  Following on from his first book, a very moving, tear jerking autobiography: "Madeleine - Losing A Soul Mate to Cancer", Clancy has brought together an exceptional collection of recipes, presented in an...

Molluscs and Me is a celebration of the Kent countryside and a story of how fulfilment can come from an unusual source. Without acres of land, Helen decides to start an edible snail farm in her spare bedroom. In the face of prejudice, she searches for a...

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERSAgriculture In Virginia, 1607-1699This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic...

The soybean is far more than just a versatile crop whose derivatives serve the protein needs of a meatless diet. One of the world's most important commodities, soy represents the embodiment of mechanised industrial agriculture and is one of the main...

Naomi Mitchison was born in Edinburgh, and from at least the late 1930s onwards she was not only passionately interested in Scottish landscape and history but involved in Scottish politics and current affairs. A first glance at the pieces collected here...

Prepared under the direction of Rich Holcomb. Contains reliable information on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. Its tables of annual data covering a wide variety of facts in forms suited to most common use.

A collection mainly of essays, along with a few short stories and poems, selected from the pages of America's classic "The Knickerbocker: A New York Monthly Magazine," published form 1833-1865. This publication, founded with assistance of such noted...

Bretagne Et Bretons (1886) est un livre �����crit par Robert Oheix. Ce livre est une exploration de la culture et de l'histoire de la Bretagne et des Bretons. Il couvre une vari�����t����� de sujets, notamment la g�����ographie, la religion, les...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Geschichte der Stadt Coblenz"" von Julius Wegeler wurde im Jahr 1882 ver������ffentlicht. Es ist eine historische Abhandlung �����ber die Stadt Koblenz und ihre Geschichte. Der Autor beschreibt die Entstehung der Stadt und...

This groundbreaking work studies the impact of human factors on cotton culture in the American South. By analyzing the social geography and cultural practices of cotton agriculture, Rupert Vance Bayless provides a comprehensive understanding of the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The old adage "you are what you eat" has never seemed more true than in this era, when ethics, politics, and the environment figure so prominently in what we ingest and in what we think about it. Then there are connoisseurs, whose approaches to food...

The Royal Agricultural Sociey of Natal (RAS) is one of KwaZulu-Natal's oldest and best-known institutitions. This volume provides a detailed overview of two earlier accounts of its history since 1851 and updates it from 1984 to 2021. It is a story of...

This book is the first comprehensive critical analysis of the cultural politics of a new kind of British heritage discourse.Based on texts ranging from tweets to restaurant menus that tell the story of heritage vegetables, this book explores what it...

Djursamlande är ett stort problem i Sverige. Många djur lider av vanvård som kan bli riktigt grav. Människor far också illa. Trots problemets omfattning finns ingen svensk forskning på området. Se Sambandet har därför sökt och fått medel för ett projekt...

A People's History of Coffee and Cafés is an exploration into how a certain plant became a global commodity, creating fortunes and despair, bringing people together and tearing them apart, playing a starring role in the remarkable awakening of our modern...

What defines cooking as cooking, and why does cooking matter to the understanding of society, cultural change and everyday life? This book explores these questions by proposing a new theory of the meaning of cooking as a willingness to put oneself and...

Food For The Million, Maize Against Potato: A Case For The Times is a book written by Curiae, Amicus and originally published in 1847. The book argues in favor of the cultivation and consumption of maize as a staple food crop, instead of potatoes. It...

Essays On The Dwellings Of The Poor, And Other Subjects is a book written by Rufus Usher and published in 1877. The book contains a collection of essays on various social issues, including poverty, housing conditions, and education. The author explores...

""Aus Alten Zeiten: Allerlei �����ber Land und Leute im Elsass"" ist ein Buch von August Stober, das erstmals im Jahr 1872 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Geschichten, Anekdoten und Beschreibungen des Lebens und der Kultur...

Apuntes sobre Higiene Chilena (1884) es un libro escrito por Eduardo Lira Err�����zuriz que aborda temas relacionados con la higiene y la salud en Chile. La obra se divide en diferentes cap������tulos que tratan sobre la alimentaci������n, la higiene...

""Versuch �����ber Die Deutschen Bewohner Part 1: Der �����sterreichischen Monarchie"" ist ein Buch, das von Joseph Rohrer im Jahr 1804 geschrieben wurde. Das Buch beschreibt die verschiedenen deutschen Bewohner, die in der ������sterreichischen...

Paysans! Le Million C'Est L'Ennemi est un livre �����crit par Victor Le Febvre en 1869. Ce livre traite de la question de l'enrichissement des paysans et de ses cons�����quences sur la soci�����t�����. L'auteur soutient que le million est l'ennemi des...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

""Ireland, Its Evils and Their Remedies"" is a book written by Michael Thomas Sadler in 1829 that aims to refute the errors of the Emigration Committee and other sources regarding the country of Ireland. The book discusses the various problems that...

Gleanings From Southland is a book written by Kate Cumming in 1895. It is a collection of sketches that provide insights into the life and manners of the people of the South before, during, and after the War of Secession. The book offers a unique...

Gallant Little Wales: Sketches Of Its People, Places And Customs (1912) is a book written by Jeannette Augustus Marks. This book is a collection of sketches that describe the people, places, and customs of Wales. The author has traveled extensively...

Notice Historique sur la L�����proserie de la Ville de Troyes (1849) est un livre �����crit par Auguste Harmand. Il s'agit d'une �����tude historique sur la l�����proserie de Troyes, une institution m�����di�����vale destin�����e ������ accueillir les...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...