Sociology on the Menu: An Invitation to the Study of Food and Society
The major strength of this book is in its breadth of coverage and the way it considers the food system as an integrated whole, drawing on political adn economic, as well as historical, social, cultural and nutritional perspectives.... it provides a well-written, clearly structured and easy to read account, ideal for those new to the field and as a textbook for sociology, anthropology, nutritional anthropology and nutrition courses.–The Sociological ReviewUsing a growing body of British research on food, Alan Beardsworth and Teresa Keil, inSociology on the Menu, demonstrate that constructing a sociology of food and eating requires deliberate eclecticism and flexibility about traditional disciplinary boundaries.–Alice P. Julier, Smith College