pt. 1. Hors d'oeuvre. A background to food studies -- pt. 2. The political economy of food. Introduction -- Food regimes as an organizing concept -- Globalization and food networks -- Transformation of the farm sector -- Food processing and manufacturing -- Food marketing and the consumer -- pt. 3. Global and geopolitical food issues. Introduction -- Food production and population -- Malnutrition, hunger, and famine -- Food surpluses -- Food security -- Food,