Consumption in the Age of Affluence

This study argues that in order to understand the extensive and dramatic developments in the world of food, a new interdisciplinary approach is necessary. It st... » 

This study argues that in order to understand the extensive and dramatic developments in the world of food, a new interdisciplinary approach is necessary. It stresses the importance of socioeconomic and cultural factors over diet, and includes case studies from the sugar, dairy and meat industries. «