Sitopia

Carolyn, Steel

£9.99

From our foraging hunter-gatherer ancestors to the enormous appetites of modern cities, food has shaped our bodies and homes, our politics and trade, and our climate. Whether it’s the daily decision of what to eat, or the monopoly of industrial food production, food touches every part of our world. But by forgetting its value, we have drifted into a way of life that threatens our planet and ourselves. Yet food remains central to addressing the predicaments and opportunities of our urban, digital age. Drawing on insights from philosophy, history, architecture, literature, politics and science, as well as stories of the farmers, designers and economists who are remaking our relationship with food, ‘Sitopia’ is a provocative and exhilarating vision for change, and how to thrive on our crowded, overheating planet.

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Publish Date: 08/04/2021
ISBN: 9780099590132 Category:

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‘A visionary look at how quality food should replace money as the new world currency’ Tim Spector

‘Hugely ambitious and beautifully written…destined to become a modern classic’ Bee Wilson

How we search for, make and consume food has defined human history. It transforms our bodies and homes, our politics and our trade, our landscapes and our climate. But by forgetting our culinary heritage and relying on cheap, intensively produced food, we have drifted into a way of life that threatens our planet and ourselves.

What if there were a more sustainable way to eat and live? Drawing on many disciplines, as well as stories of the farmers, designers and economists who are remaking our relationship with food, this inspiring and deeply thoughtful book gives us a provocative and exhilarating vision for change, and points the way to a better future.

‘Utterly brilliant’ Thomasina Miers

WINNER OF THE 2021 GUILD FOOD OF WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST FOOD BOOK

*Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2020*

Additional information

Weight 333 g
Dimensions 199 × 128 × 29 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

373

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

363.8 (edition:23)

Readership

College – higher education / Code: F