{"product_id":"bite-back-9780520289369","title":"Bite Back","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe food system is broken, but there is a revolution underway to fix it. Bite Back presents an urgent call to action and a vision for disrupting corporate power in the food system, a vision shared with countless organizers and advocates worldwide. In this provocative and inspiring new book, editors Saru Jayaraman and Kathryn De Master bring together leading experts and activists who are challenging corporate powerby addressing injustices in our food system, from wage inequalityto environmental destructionto corporate bullying.   In paired chapters, authors present a problem arising from corporate control of the food system and then recount how an organizing campaign successfully tackled it. This unique solutions-oriented book allows readers to explore the core contemporary challenges embedded in our food system and learn how we can push back against corporate greed to benefit workers and consumers everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this cleverly titled collection,​ ​attorney Saru Jayaraman and rural sociologist Kathryn De Master conclude that corporations control much of our food because of 'their unbridled, unregulated power over our democracy.'\" * Nature *\u003cbr\u003e“Offers a series of roadmaps for activists who are looking to change the status quo.”\u003cbr\u003e   * FoodPrint *\u003cbr\u003e“A book for the present moment.” * Civil Eats *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBite Back \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable source that brings together research, activism and strategies for action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Maine Organic Farmer \u0026amp; Gardener *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Marion Nestle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Kathryn De Master and Saru Jayaraman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e SEEDS\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • How Corporations Control Our Seeds\u003cbr\u003e Philip H. Howard\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Taking Back Our Seeds\u003cbr\u003e Kristina “Kiki” Hubbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e PESTICIDES\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • Pesticide Purveyors and Corporate Power\u003cbr\u003e Jill Lindsey Harrison\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Drift Catchers Combatting Pesticide Power\u003cbr\u003e Emily Marquez, Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, and Kristin Schafer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e EXTRACTION\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • Devil’s Bargain: Fractured Farms or Freedom?\u003cbr\u003e Kathryn De Master and Stephanie A. Malin\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Food and Water over Fracking\u003cbr\u003e Wenonah Hauter and Seth A. Gladstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 .\u003cbr\u003e LABOR\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • Food Workers versus Food Giants\u003cbr\u003e Joann Lo and Jose Oliva\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Food Workers Taking On Goliath\u003cbr\u003e Saru Jayaraman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5.\u003cbr\u003e HEALTH\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • Fast Food Embodied: Industrial Diets\u003cbr\u003e Kristine Madsen and Wendi Gosliner\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Moving a McMountain\u003cbr\u003e Anna Lappé and Kelle Louaillier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6.\u003cbr\u003e HUNGER\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • Hunger Incorporated: Who Benefits\u003cbr\u003e from Anti-Hunger Efforts?\u003cbr\u003e Andy Fisher\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Progress over Poverty\u003cbr\u003e through Political Power\u003cbr\u003e Jim Araby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7.\u003cbr\u003e TRADE\u003cbr\u003e Call to Action • The Corporate Stock in Trade\u003cbr\u003e Raj Patel and Maywa Montenegro de Wit\u003cbr\u003e Collective Response • Food Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e in Japan and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Ayumi Kinezuka and Maywa Montenegro de Wit\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Stand Up, Bite Back\u003cbr\u003e Saru Jayaraman and Kathryn De Master\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Taking Action to Create Change\u003cbr\u003e Judy Hertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864901169495,"sku":"9780520289369","price":18.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520289369.jpg?v=1722273274","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bite-back-9780520289369","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}