Atlas of Food

Concerns about both the environment and globalization have prompted an interest in how food is produced, processed, packaged, and transported, as well as how it is prepared and eaten. In its revised edition, this small atlas examines “every link in the food chain.” Forty maps are arranged into sections covering “Contemporary Challenges,” “Farming,” “Trade,” and “Processing, Retailing, and Consumption.” Each map is presented on a two-page spread with accompanying text and graphics. Among the specific topics that are addressed are distribution, mechanization, genetic modification, and marketing. Distilling a great deal of information into an attractive package, the atlas offers a good introduction to the global food system.