Where am I eating? : an adventure through the global food economy

Timmerman, Kelsey 1979- (Author).

Summary: This book cites America's increasing reliance on imported foods while revealing how consumer choices about food affect international worker rights, fair trade, and immigration.

Record details

ISBN: 9781118351154 (hardback)
ISBN: 1118351150 (hardback)
Physical Description: print
viii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. I Coffee: Product of Colombia. ch. 1 The Starbucks Experience -- ch. 2 The Grande Gringo Picks Coffee -- ch. 3 The Cup of Excellence -- ch. 4 The Heart of the World -- pt. II Chocolate: Product of West Africa. ch. 5 Solo Man -- ch. 6 Slavery and Freedom -- ch. 7 Is It Peace? -- pt. III Banana: Product of Costa Rica. ch. 8 The Banana Worker's Commute -- ch. 9 Banana Worker for the Day -- ch. 10 Nowhere to Go But Bananas -- pt. IV Lobster: Product of Nicaragua. ch. 11 Life, Death, and Lobster -- ch. 12 The Lobster Trap -- ch. 13 The Future of Fish -- pt. V Apple Juice: Product of [Michigan] China. ch. 14 No Apples -- ch. 15 Mr. Feng's Apple Empire -- ch. 16 As American as Apple Juice Concentrate from China -- pt. VI My Life: Product of USA. ch. 17 Food as Faith -- ch. 18 Farmers No More -- ch. 19 Imagined Futures -- ch. 20 Decisions About Man and Land -- Appendix A: A guide to ethical labels -- Appendix B: The journey continues.