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But inasmuch as the small farm societies of the future will be peasant societies I think they’ll be ‘reconstituted’ peasant societies..., rebuilding themselves out of the declining structures of an earlier economic system in the absence of an ‘authentic’ prior peasant tradition – albeit, I confess, in a very different historical situation.

Situating race and labor systems in a global and comparative perspective.

Chocolate makes for a perfect gift, a comforting snack and even a health food, thanks to its plentiful antioxidants. Rumor has it that it might even work as an aphrodisiac. It is no surprise, then, that the chocolate industry garners billions of dollars each year. However,&#...

And the industry hasnt committed to put an end to it.

Chocolate makes for a perfect gift, a comforting snack and even a health food, thanks to its plentiful antioxidants. Rumor has it that it might even w

An anthropologist writes that despite best efforts, there is no guarantee that children may not have been exploited in the production process of chocolate.

And the industry hasnt committed to put an end to it.

Chocolate makes for a perfect gift, a comforting snack and even a health food, thanks to its plentiful antioxidants. Rumor has it that it might even w

Most people see tequila and mezcal as quintessentially Mexican—but recent research has uncovered their connection with the Philippines.

Article on food riots, mostly by women, during World War I which helped spark the Russian revolution.