Feeding Britain our food problems and how to fix them
Chapter 1.Food and the national Interest: redefining progress --Chapter 2.Why UK food security matters --Chapter 3.The state of UK food (in)security --Chapter 4.Our food problems: recognizing the lock-in -- Chapter 5.What we ought to do: a 'Great food transformation'.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London
Pelican, an imprint of Penguin Books
2021
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| Schriftenreihe: | A Pelican book
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Chapter 1.Food and the national Interest: redefining progress --Chapter 2.Why UK food security matters --Chapter 3.The state of UK food (in)security --Chapter 4.Our food problems: recognizing the lock-in -- Chapter 5.What we ought to do: a 'Great food transformation'. "How does Britain get its food? Why is our current system at breaking point? How can we fix it before it is too late? British food has changed remarkably in the last half century. As we have become wealthier and more discerning, our food has Europeanized (pizza is children's favourite food) and internationalized (we eat the world's cuisines), yet our food culture remains fragmented, a mix of mass 'ultra-processed' substances alongside food as varied and good as anywhere else on the planet. This book takes stock of the UK food system: where it comes from, what we eat, its impact, fragilities and strengths. It is a book on the politics of food. It argues that the Brexit vote will force us to review our food system. Such an opportunity is sorely needed. After a brief frenzy of concern following the financial shock of 2008, the UK government has slumped once more into a vague hope that the food system will keep going on as before. Food, they said, just required a burst of agri-technology and more exports to pay for our massive imports. Feeding Britain argues that this and other approaches are short-sighted, against the public interest, and possibly even strategic folly. Setting a new course for UK food is no easy task but it is a process, this book urges, that needs to begin now." |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-554) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxvi, 567 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780241404805 978-0-241-40480-5 0241404800 0-241-40480-0 9780241442227 978-0-241-44222-7 0241442222 0-241-44222-2 |