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Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food
by Marion Nestle (Author), Lisa Sutherland (Author)Sep 2026

The Pierogi Problem: Cosmopolitan Appetites and the Reinvention of Polish Food
by Fabio Parasecoli (Author), Agata Bachórz (Author), and 1 moreAug 2025
Real Food, Real Facts: Processed Food and the Politics of Knowledge
by Charlotte Biltekoff (Author)Aug 2024
The Thorn in the Chrysanthemum: Suicide and Economic Success in Modern Japan
by Mamoru Iga (Author), Edwin Shneidman (Foreword by), and 1 moreJun 2024
Provincial Passages: Culture, Space, and the Origins of Chinese Communism
by Wen-hsin Yeh (Author)Nov 2023
Unsustainable: Amazon, Warehousing, and the Politics of Exploitation
by Juliann Allison (Author), Ellen Reese (Author)Aug 2023

Consuming the Romantic Utopia: Love and the Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism
by Eva Illouz (Author)Apr 2023
Assembled in Japan: Electrical Goods and the Making of the Japanese Consumer
by Simon Partner (Author)Apr 2023
Capitalizing a Cure: How Finance Controls the Price and Value of Medicines
by Victor Roy (Author)Jan 2023
Walking Mannequins: How Race and Gender Inequalities Shape Retail Clothing Work
by Joya Misra (Author), Kyla Walters (Author)Feb 2022

Food, Politics, and Society: Social Theory and the Modern Food System
by Alejandro Colas (Author), Jason Edwards (Author), and 2 moreOct 2018
Better Safe Than Sorry: How Consumers Navigate Exposure to Everyday Toxics
by Norah MacKendrick (Author)May 2018
The State of China Atlas: Mapping the World’s Fastest-Growing Economy
by Robert Benewick (Author), Stephanie Donald (Author)May 2016
Zorba the Buddha: Sex, Spirituality, and Capitalism in the Global Osho Movement
by Hugh Urban (Author)Jan 2016
El Mall: The Spatial and Class Politics of Shopping Malls in Latin America
by Arlene Dávila (Author)Jan 2016

The Transplant Imaginary: Mechanical Hearts, Animal Parts, and Moral Thinking in Highly Experimental Science
by Lesley Sharp (Author)Nov 2013