This book provides an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary and international essays examining the food-place relationship. It explores such topics as the history of food and agriculture, the globalization and localization of food, and the role of place in defining the broader societal consequences of this ever-changing phenomena.

Kaitland M. Byrd, Virgina Tech, USA Meredith Gartin, Arizona State University, USA Leslie Hossfeld, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, USA E. Brooke Kelly, University of North Carolina - Pembroke, USA Janna L. Lafferty, Florida International University, USA Savannah Larimore, University of Washington, USA Kathleen LeBesco, Marymount Manhattan College, USA Carlos J. Maya-Ambía, National Autonomous University of Mexico, USA Marcel Mazoyer, AgroParisTech, France Peter Naccarato, Marymount Manhattan College, USA Laurence Roudart, Université Libre de Bruxelles, USA Vaughn Schmutz, University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA Jennifer Sumner, OISE/University of Toronto, Canada Amanda Smith, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Mark B. Tauger, West Virginia University, USA Andria D. Timmer, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Julia Waity, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Susanne Wengle, University of Chicago, USA