The Slow Food Story by Geoff Andrews
A lively survey of the politics of the Slow Food movement, an antidote to our fast-moving, work-obsessed capitalist culture.
'The essential one-stop critical guide to the history, ideas, structure, and membership of the Slow Food movement' -- John Dickie, Reader in Italian Studies, University College London
'Shows us that the concept of Slow Food is not just a practical necessity for survival but offers a glimpse of a transformative change for the better in the way we live our lives' -- Neal Lawson, Chair of the political pressure group Compass
'The best account so far of the history and animating ideas behind Slow FoodAn indispensable introduction' -- Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
'A thoughtful account of how politics came back to eating' -- Steven Poole, The Guardian
'Shows us that the concept of Slow Food is not just a practical necessity for survival but offers a glimpse of a transformative change for the better in the way we live our lives' -- Neal Lawson, Chair of the political pressure group Compass
'The best account so far of the history and animating ideas behind Slow FoodAn indispensable introduction' -- Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
'A thoughtful account of how politics came back to eating' -- Steven Poole, The Guardian
Geoff Andrews is the author The Slow Food Story (Pluto, 2008) and Not a Normal Country: Italy after Berlusconi (Pluto, 2005). He also writes for a range of newspapers, including the Financial Times, Open Democracy, and Soundings, for which he was an associate editor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745327440 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745327443 |
| Title | The Slow Food Story |
| Author | Geoff Andrews |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pluto Press |
| Year published | 2008-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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