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Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy Philip Mcmichael

Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy By Philip Mcmichael

Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy by Philip Mcmichael

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The emergence of a world economy depends on the reorganization of agriculture and food systems to provision the work force and the industries associated with the division of labor. This work emphasizes the central role played by food and agriculture in the world economy.

Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy Summary

Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy by Philip Mcmichael

The emergence of a world economy depends on the reorganization of agriculture and food systems to provision the work force and the industries associated with the division of labor. This work emphasizes the central role played by food and agriculture in the world economy. The book includes a historical dimension along with the formulation of the challenges that face the world today. Social scientists of all kinds, but especially economists, sociologists, environmentalists, and political scientists, should be interested in this volume.

About Philip Mcmichael

PHILIP McMICHAEL is Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, Cornell University. Mr. McMichael is the author of a number of books and articles in this area.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Agrarian and Food Relations in the World Economy Food in World-Historical Perspective Food and Its Relationship to Concepts of Power by Sidney Mintz Food Politics: New Dangers, New Possibilities by Harriet Friedmann Durable Food Production and Consumption in the World-Economy by Susan J. Thompson and J. Tadlock Cowan Agriculture in World-Historical Perspective Historical Transformations in Agrarian Systems Based on Wet-Rice Cultivation: Toward an Alternative Model of Social Change by Ravi Arvinda Palat Fatal Conjuncture: The Decline and Fall of the Modern Agrarian Order during the Bretton Woods Era by Resat Kasaba and Faruk Tabak Contemporary Agro-Food Complexes Canadian Misfortunes and Filipino Fortunes: The Invention of Seaweed Mariculture and the Geographical Reorganization of Seaweed Production by Lanfranco Blanchetti-Revelli Vines and Wines in the World-Economy by Roberto P. Korzeniewicz, Walter Goldfrank, and Miguel E. Korzeniewicz The Regulation of the World Coffee Market: Tropical Commodities and the Limits of Globalization by John M. Talbot On Global Pond: International Development and Commodity Chains in the Shrimp Industry by Mike Skladany and Craig K. Harris Recomposition of Global and Regional Agro-Food Systems Industrial Restructuring and Agrarian Change: The Greening of Singapore by Frances M. Ufkes Gender and Cheap Labor in Agriculture by Jane L. Collins Depeasantization and Agrarian Decline in the Caribbean by Ramon Grosfoguel Free Trade Agreements: Their Impact on Agriculture and the Environment by Robert Schaeffer Selected Bibliography Index

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NLS9780275949662
9780275949662
0275949664
Food and Agrarian Orders in the World-Economy by Philip Mcmichael
Philip Mcmichael
New
Paperback
ABC-CLIO
1995-01-30
304
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