AN 468: Anthropology of Human Rights
Food and the Environment
A guide for library research
Citation Information Toggle Dropdown
Best Databases for Articles
Academic Search Premier
A favorite for the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, medicine, and education, ASP indexes 8,200 periodicals. Full-text articles from 3,750 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals are found here, plus a number of popular sources.
Additional search help is available at: https://help.ebsco.com/interfaces/EBSCO_Guides/EBSCO_Interfaces_User_Guide
GreenFILE
This environmental resource has citations and selected full text, for scholarly, government and general-interest publications concerning the impact of humans on the physical environment.
Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers extensive coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Offering full text and indexing for journals, books and monographs, it contains more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles going back to 1888 (including over 1,350 active core titles) as well as more than 190 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 920 journals.
Biological Science Database
This source provides indexing and abstracts for 6,000 sources in biomedicine, biotechnology, toxicology, zoology, ecology and agriculture. Companion indexes include Biology Digest, Medline 1999-present and Toxline in a rolling 5-year index.
Additional search help is available at: http://proquest.libguides.com/databaseguides
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
This collection includes the full-text for over 1,600 Elsevier journals in the areas of science, technology and medicine. Over 6.5 million articles are available from all fields of science. Full-text is available from 1995 for most journals, however, a full-text for a sub-set of the titles begins in 1993.
CQ Researcher
Balanced journalistic reports on political, social, and economic topics of the day, these are favorites for speeches and debates. Each report has background information, chronologies, supporting documentation, and pro-con arguments on a single issue like health care reform, gun laws, swine flu, or domestic violence.
America Goes Green by Kim Kennedy White
This three-volume encyclopedia explores the evolution of green ideology and eco-friendly practices in contemporary American culture, ranging from the creation of regional and national guidelines for green living to the publication of an increasing number of environmental blogs written from the layperson's perspective.
Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics
This Encyclopedia offers a definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important new area of food and agricultural ethics. It includes summaries of historical approaches, current scholarship, social movements, and new trends from the standpoint of the ethical notions that have shaped them.
GMO Food by David E. Newton
Providing an exhaustive background on the history of genetically modified organism (GMO) crops and foods as well as the controversies surrounding these products, this book allows readers to develop their own particular viewpoint on the production and use of GMO substances. Presents both historical and current views of the topic that provide readers with a neutral presentation of the hard science as well as the social issues in question.
The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society by Ronald J. Herring (Editor)
The thirty-five handbook chapters confront four major themes in the politics of food: property, technology, justice and knowledge. Ronald Herring's editorial introduction asks how food is political, highlighting contention around the role of market, state and information in societal decisions.
Trash Talk: an Encyclopedia of Garbage and Recycling Around the World by Robert William Collin
As the popularity of sustainability grows and climate change becomes an accepted reality, experts point to trash and waste as the link between environmental and public health. This detailed reference one of the most comprehensive resources available on the subject examines garbage disposal on a global level, from the history of waste management, to the rise of green movements and recycling programs, to the environmental problems caused by incineration and overflowing landfills.
Sustainability by Julie Sze (Editor)
Ecologically Unequal Exchange by R. Scott Frey (Editor); Paul K. Gellert (Editor); Harry F. Dahms (Editor)
Good Food, Strong Communities by Steve Ventura (Editor); Martin Bailkey (Editor)
Cultivating Food Justice by Alison Hope Alkon (Editor); Julian Agyeman (Editor)
Food Justice in US and Global Contexts by Ian Werkheiser (Editor); Zachary Piso (Editor)
Clashing Views on Environmental Issues by Thomas Easton
Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. Taking Sides readers feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume. Using Taking Sides in the Classroom is also an excellent instructor resource. Visit www.mhhe.com/takingsides for more details.
<< Previous: Immigration and Refugees
Next: Books >>
Last Updated: Sep 29, 2021 12:52 PM
URL: https://libguides.regis.edu/humanrights
Subjects: Anthropology, Writing Analytically