Radical Food Geographies

"The myths about food, unsurprisingly, serve to reinforce the very forces and interests that profit from the desire to address the “crises” conjured by those myths. For example, there is the myth about the urgency to accelerate agricultural production because… global hunger. And the one about hunger befalling the... less fortunate. Although these, and related myths are touched upon in this anthology, the primary reason to read this book is not just to understand, but to take effective action, through addressing root causes of global food system dysfunctions. The authors communicate in different ways, from different sources of authority, but all converge on this insight: economic power, transformed into political power, creates perverse disparities that must be seen and countered by social power. Yes, that is a food topic. Read this timely tome to fathom, and act upon, the abundant global evidence." Ricardo J. Salvador, Advisor, Union of Concerned Scientists

"Radical Food Geographies makes a major contribution to understanding resistance to, and action against the injustices of the food system, showing how theory and action can be articulated through praxis. The volume demonstrates this notably through the engagement of authors from diverse disciplinary, professional and geographical backgrounds working beyond Eurocentric and anglophone epistemological dominance in a process of co-creation and collaboration." Coline Perrin, Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation, l’Environnement (INRAE), UMR Innovation

“Radical Food Geographies offers a powerful framework to analyse the systemic forces shaping food experiences around the world while simultaneously providing inspiration for resisting and transforming these oppressive structures through collaborative scholarship and activism.” Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, San Diego State University