What we eat, where it is from, and how it is produced are vital questions in today\'s America.
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Margot Finn, Rachel Laudan, Sarah Ludington, Margaret Mellon, Steve Striffler, and Robert T.
Coclanis, Tracey Deutsch, S.
In addition to the editors, contributors include Ken Albala, Amy Bentley, Charlotte Biltekoff, Peter A.
Its essays take strong positions, even arguing with one another, as they explore the many themes and tensions that define how we understand our food--from the promises and failures of agricultural technology to the politics of taste.
Food Fights sheds new light on these crucial debates, using a historical lens.
Yet critiques of Food and Food systems all too often sprawl into jeremiads against modernity itself, while supporters of the status quo refuse to acknowledge the problems with today\'s methods of Food production and distribution.
We think seriously about Food because it is freighted with the hopes, fears, and anxieties of modern life.
What we eat, where it is from, and how it is produced are vital questions in today\'s America
