Title:
Slow cooked : an unexpected life in food politics
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Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Physical Description:
278 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780520384156
Abstract:
"Slow Cooked tells the story of how Marion Nestle achieved a late-in-life career as a leading public advocate for healthier and more sustainable diets. Coming of age in post-World War II America, she had to overcome the barriers--familial, societal, and institutional--experienced by all women in that era. Here, she explains how she came to recognize the enormous influence of the food industry on our food choices, and wrote Food Politics and her other books about the politics of food, nutrition, and health. This is one woman's story with great relevance for anyone who eats"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- A long, slow start -- My first academic job -- Second job : a spousal hire -- Back to school -- Working for the feds -- Finally, NYU -- Joining the food world -- Inventing Food Studies -- Writing Food politics -- What happened next -- How I do it -- The books -- Conclusion : some final thoughts.
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Language:
English
