Food waste : home consumption, material culture and everyday life /

Food waste : home consumption, material culture and everyday life /

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"In recent years, food waste has risen to the top of the political and public agenda, yet until now there has been no scholarly analysis applied to the topic as a complement and counter-balance to campaigning and activist approaches. Using ethnographic material to explore global issues, Food Wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:Electronic book from EBSCO
Main Author: Evans, David, 1981- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Series:Materializing culture.
Subjects:
Food > Social aspects.
Food > Cross-cultural studies.
Food habits > Social aspects.
Food habits > Cross-cultural studies.
Food consumption > Social aspects.
Food consumption > Cross-cultural studies.
Waste (Economics) > Social aspects.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : The Social Life (and Death) of Food
  • 1. Bringing Waste to the Table
  • 2. Ordinary Domestic Practice : Conceptualising, Resarching, Representing
  • 3. Contextualising Household Food Consumption
  • 4. Anxiety, Routine and Overprovisioning
  • 5. The Gap in Disposal : From Surplus to Excess?
  • 6. Bins and Things
  • 7. Gifting, Re-use and Salvage
  • Conclusion : Living with Food, Reducing Waste.

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