Based on ethnographic fieldwork from Santa Barbara, California, this book sheds light on the ways that food insecurity prevails in women's experiences of migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States. As women grapple with the pervasive conditions of poverty that hinder efforts at getting enough to eat, they find few options for alleviating the various forms of suffering that accompany food insecurity. Examining how constraints on eating and feeding translate to the uneven distribution of life chances across borders and how food security" comes to dominate national policy in the United States, this book argues for understanding women's relations to these processes as inherently biopolitical.

About the Author
Megan A. Carney is a Lecturer in Anthropology and in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Reviews
"Incisive, empathetic, and engaging ... The rich data Dr. Carney has obtained through her engaged anthropology are a compelling indictment of the human failings of our national food system." -- Marilyn Gates New York Journal of Books "Well-written and thoroughly researched ... The Unending Hunger is an important exploration of the promise of a better life in the United States." Food and Foodways "A timely critical engagement with the partner concepts of food security and insecurity ... The Unending Hunger has much to offer a wide range of scholarly and applied readers." Food, Culture, and Society "Compelling... masterfully [contributes] to discussions of biopolitics and boundaries." Antipode "Well grounded... fascinating." Medical Anthropology Quarterly



Book Information
ISBN 9780520285477
Author Megan A. Carney
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm