Routledge Food, Agriculture and Social Change - Latin America

Explore the realities of food systems through the lens of everyday life in Latin America. This book addresses the gap between abstract scholarship on markets and states and the actual experiences of people in their homes and on the streets. While much food studies research focuses on how capital and policy operate at a high level, this work brings the focus back to the human element. Using grounded case studies from seven different Latin American countries, the text examines how development and social change in the agricultural sector are experiential and unpredictable. It provides a necessary perspective on how food functions as a socio-political matter. This is an essential resource for those studying anthropology, sociology, and the complex relationship between food, agriculture, and social structures in a changing world.