Description |
xiii, 368 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Maureen Ogle guides us from that colonial paradise to the urban meat-making factories of the nineteenth century to the hyperefficient packing plants of the late twentieth century. From Swift and Armour to Tyson, Cargill, and ConAgra. From the 1880s cattle bonanza to 1980s feedlots. From agribusiness to today?s ?local? meat suppliers and organic countercuisine. Along the way, Ogle explains how Americans? carnivorous demands shaped urban landscapes, midwestern prairies, and western ranges, and how the American system of meat making became a source of both pride and controversy. |
Contents |
Carnivore America -- "We Are Here to Make Money" -- The (High) Price of Success -- Factories, Farmers, and Chickens -- "How Can We Go Wrong?" -- The Vacuum at the Top -- The Doubters' Crusade -- Utopian Visions, Red Tape Reality. |
Subject |
Meat -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Meat industry and trade -- United States.
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Food preferences -- United States.
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ISBN |
9780151013401 hardback |
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0151013403 hardback |
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