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Commodification of Global Agrifood Systems and Agro-Ecology: Convergence, Divergence and Beyond in Turkey book cover

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Commodification of Global Agrifood Systems and Agro-Ecology Convergence, Divergence and Beyond in Turkey

By Yıldız Atasoy Copyright 2017
306 Pages
by Routledge

306 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book explores the shifting relations of food provisioning in Turkey from a comparative global political economy perspective. It offers in-depth ethnographic analysis, interviews and historical insights into the ambiguities and diversities that simultaneously affect the changing conditions of food and agriculture in Turkey. Specific issues examined include the commodification of land, food... Read more

1 Agrifood Systems and Supermarketization



2 Breaking from the Past: Changes in Agricultural Land Use



3 GlobalGAP and Agro-Biotechnology: Syngenta and Rijk Zwaan in Turkish Villages



4 Farming Imaginaries: Convergence, Divergence and Beyond



5 The Taste and Smell of Place



6 Trust and Trustworthiness: Paternalist Labour Relations in Agriculture



7 Supermarkets and Pazars: Divergent Paths



8 A Discussion on Diversity

Biography

Yıldız Atasoy is professor of Sociology, Associate Member of the School for International Studies and Associate Member of the Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Canada. Her books include: Global Economic Crisis and the Politics of Diversity (edited); Islam’s Marriage with Neoliberalism: State Transformation in Turkey; Hegemonic Transitions, the State and Crisis in Neoliberal Capitalism (edited); Turkey, Islamists and Democracy: Transition and Globalization in a Muslim State; and Global Shaping and Its Alternatives (edited).

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