"The author skillfully narrates the cultural, biological, social, and economic factors that guide decision-making concerning food choices in China. Using fresh perspectives and fieldwork data regarding nutrition and culture, she succeeds in spelling out t

"Changing Rice Bowl provides a cogent and compelling analysis of the complex yet fascinating relationship among the three variables of diet, development, and culture in the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning. Kudos to Elizabeth Leppman for bringing us

Elizabeth J. Leppman received her Ph.D. in geography from the University of Georgia. She lived and worked in Shenyang in Liaoning Province in China for a year and a half, where she taught at Northeastern University. She has also taught at universities in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio, and Minnesota in the United States. She is now an Associate Professor in geography in St Cloud State University, Minnesota, and is the Editor of Journal of Geography.