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Beyond Alternative Food Networks Italys Solidarity Purchase Groups

Cristina Grasseni · 2013

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Food activism is core to the contemporary study of food - there are numerous foodscapes which exist within the umbrella definition of food activism from farmer's markets, organic food movements to Fair Trade. This highly original book focuses on one key emerging foodscape dominating the Italian alternative food network (AFN) scene: GAS (gruppi di acquisto solidale or solidarity-based purchase groups) and explores the innovative social dynamics underlying these networks and the reasons behind their success. Based on a detailed 'insider' ethnography, this study interprets the principles behind t.

Book details

Year
2013
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Editions
1
Pages
210
ISBN
9780857852281

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