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forestofgloryThis a nice readable book that helps put the current debates about food and agriculture policy in historical context. Belasco traces the debates back to Malthus, Goodwin and Condorect.
The 1st part of the book looks at how academics talked about the issues. The second part looks and science fiction novels and the third part at pop culture.
I thought his theory that all SF is either utopia or distopian was an extreme over simplification. However if you ignore that most of what he said about SF works was ok. I liked that he had a diversity of SF works, including Woman on the Edge of Time and Herland. He does thoroughly spoil all the stories he talks about so be warned.
In the pop culture section he focused a lot on worlds fairs, and other exhibitions.
Over all I enjoyed this book and recommend it for others who are interested in understanding food policy in a more historical context.
The 1st part of the book looks at how academics talked about the issues. The second part looks and science fiction novels and the third part at pop culture.
I thought his theory that all SF is either utopia or distopian was an extreme over simplification. However if you ignore that most of what he said about SF works was ok. I liked that he had a diversity of SF works, including Woman on the Edge of Time and Herland. He does thoroughly spoil all the stories he talks about so be warned.
In the pop culture section he focused a lot on worlds fairs, and other exhibitions.
Over all I enjoyed this book and recommend it for others who are interested in understanding food policy in a more historical context.
