Moveable Feasts

Combining history, science, and politics, the author provides a fascinating glimpse into the extraordinary journeys of food from farm to fork. The book explores some of the complex technologies and systems used to deliver dinner. It surveys mankind's ingenuity in devising ways of shifting sufficient quantities of the things we eat and drink from their origins to our tables. It looks at the eccentricities in the movable food chain and demonstrates that the ability to send food across international borders benefits not only those sitting at the dinner table but also the farmers. It also looks at some of the complex tradeoffs that emerge as we try to ensure that our food supply, one that now relies heavily on fossil fuels, is sustainable.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780312355357
• Corporate Authors:

  St. Martin's Press, Incorporated

  175 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10010
• Authors:
  • Murray, Sarah
• Publication Date: 2007-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Bibliography;
• Pagination: 272p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural products; Air cargo; Alcoholic beverages; Containerization; Dairy products; Farm produce; Food; Freight traffic; Freight trains; Freight transportation; Fruits and vegetables; Grain; Packaging; Perishables; Shipping; Trucking; Water transportation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01112760
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780312355357
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 2008 4:23PM