Introduction: Theorising contemporary foodscapes: Conceptual and empirical insights from Singapore

• Main Authors: Kong, Lily, SINHA, Vineeta
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Food habits; Singapore; Food social aspects; Social life and customs; Asian Studies; Place and Environment; Sociology of Culture
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2122; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/permalink/65SMU_INST/1lk8vc3/alma99119612202601
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Far from being only material for consumption and nourishment, food is significant in many other respects. The social, scientific and historical study of food has explored the social and cultural aspects of food; political, economic and environmental issues in food production, distribution and consum...