The Unending Hunger
Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders
1st Edition
Published on 23. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-520-28547-7 (ISBN)
Description
Based on ethnographic fieldwork from Santa Barbara, California, this book sheds light on the ways that food insecurity prevails in women's experiences of migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States. As women grapple with the pervasive conditions of poverty that hinder efforts at getting enough to eat, they find few options for alleviating the various forms of suffering that accompany food insecurity. Examining how constraints on eating and feeding translate to the uneven distribution of life chances across borders and how food security" comes to dominate national policy in the United States, this book argues for understanding women's relations to these processes as inherently biopolitical.
Reviews / Votes
"Incisive, empathetic, and engaging ... The rich data Dr. Carney has obtained through her engaged anthropology are a compelling indictment of the human failings of our national food system." -- Marilyn Gates New York Journal of Books "Well-written and thoroughly researched ... The Unending Hunger is an important exploration of the promise of a better life in the United States." Food and Foodways "A timely critical engagement with the partner concepts of food security and insecurity ... The Unending Hunger has much to offer a wide range of scholarly and applied readers." Food, Culture, and Society "Compelling... masterfully [contributes] to discussions of biopolitics and boundaries." Antipode "Well grounded... fascinating." Medical Anthropology QuarterlyMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
22 b-w illus., 2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-28547-7 (9780520285477)
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Person
Megan A. Carney is a Lecturer in Anthropology and in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Content
Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "We Had Nothing to Eat": The Biopolitics of Food Insecurity 2. Caring Through Food: "La Lucha Diaria" 3. Nourishing Neoliberalism? Narratives of "Sufrimiento" 4. Disciplining Caring Subjects: Food Security as a Biopolitical Project 5. Managing Care: Strategies of Resistance and Healing Conclusion Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Notes References