Recent food scandals and genetically modified organism controversies have shattered the idea that “food is food” as we have always known it, and exposed fundamental dilemmas related to risk and control. Taking as its starting point the premise that food is politicized in arenas not commonly thought of as political, The Politics of Food explores issues surrounding the development of global food markets in underdeveloped nations and addresses recent events that have had profound impact on h through the UK in 2001 spawned a series of questions concerning the real costs of cheap. What lessons have been learned? And how is food choices linked to the politics of food markets?

With globalization, food has increasingly become entangled in webs of political significance. Through ethnographic case studies, this book reveals how food has come to serve a key role in political resistance, grassroots activism, and nation-building. Anyone interested in globalization, food safety, or what food choices say about food politics will find this book essential reading.

Marianne Elisabeth Lien, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo and Birgitte Nerlich, Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society, University of Nottingham.