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Informationen zum Autor Rosie Cox is Professor of Geography at Birkbeck, University of London. She has been researching au pairs and other forms of paid domestic labour in the UK for nearly 20 years. She is the author of The Servant Problem: Domestic Employment in a Global Economy (2006), coeditor of Dirt: New Geographies of Cleanliness and Contamination (2007), co-author of Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food: Exploring Alternatives (2008), Dirt: The Filthy Reality of Everyday Life (2011) and editor of Au Pairs' Lives in Global Context (2015). Moya Kneafsey, Coventry UniversityRosie Cox, Birkbeck, University of LondonLewis Holloway, University of HullElizabeth Dowler, University of WarwickLaura Venn, BMG Research, BirminghamHelena Tuomainen, formerly at University of Warwick Moya Kneafsey, Coventry UniversityRosie Cox, Birkbeck, University of LondonLewis Holloway, University of HullElizabeth Dowler, University of WarwickLaura Venn, BMG Research, BirminghamHelena Tuomainen, formerly at University of Warwick Moya Kneafsey, Coventry UniversityRosie Cox, Birkbeck, University of LondonLewis Holloway, University of HullElizabeth Dowler, University of WarwickLaura Venn, BMG Research, BirminghamHelena Tuomainen, formerly at University of Warwick "Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food" presents a detailed and empirically grounded analysis of alternatives to current models of food provision. The book offers insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food. Arguing for a critical revaluation of the meanings of choice and convenience, "Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food" provides evidence to support the construction of a more sustainable and equitable food system which is built on the relationships between people, communities and their environments. Zusammenfassung Presents analysis of alternatives to various models of food provision. This book offers insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food. It provides evidence to support the construction of a sustainable and equitable food system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Contextualising Alternative Food Relationships Chapter 2. Conceptualising Alternatives Within a Framework of CareChapter 3: Researching Alternative Food NetworksChapter 4: Analytical Description of Six Alternative Food SchemesChapter 5: Growing and selling food: producers and productionChapter 6: Reconnecting Producers and Consumers: identities and motivesChapter 7: Locating food in everyday life: Consumer practices, care, convenience and choiceChapter 8: Conclusions: Reconnection Through Care...
