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University of California Press
- More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: California Studies in Food and Culture
summary
The industrial food system has created a crisis in the United States that is characterized by abundant food for privileged citizens and “food deserts” for the historically marginalized. In response, food justice activists based in low-income communities of color have developed community-based solutions, arguing that activities like urban agriculture, nutrition education, and food-related social enterprises can drive systemic social change. Focusing on the work of several food justice groups—including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California Black Panther Party—More Than Just Food explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, offering a networked examination of the food justice movement in the age of the nonprofit industrial complex.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- 3. In a Community Like This
- pp. 60-100
- 4. The Youth Food Justice Movement
- pp. 101-128
- 5. From the Black Panthers to the USDA
- pp. 129-164
- Conclusion
- pp. 194-210
- Appendix: A Note on Theory and Method
- pp. 211-216
- References
- pp. 243-254
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520962569
Related ISBN(s)
9780520287440
MARC Record
OCLC
933611268
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2016-05-18
Language
English
Open Access
No