| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 305 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The brain machine -- Have a cup of coffee and pray -- Alter egos -- pt. 2. Little Mexico -- They threw me away like trash -- This land is not your land -- pt. 3. From seed to slaughter -- Don't be afraid to hurt them -- Ag gag -- pt. 4. I thought it was fishy -- You are not welcome -- Brother, are you okay? -- pt. 5. A clean bill of health -- Lay of the land -- Water works -- pt. 6. The city of no -- Inspection. |
| Summary |
Ted Genoways uses the story of Hormel Foods and soaring recession-era demand for its most famous product, Spam, to probe the state of the meatpacking industry, including the expansion of agribusiness and the effects of immigrant labor on Middle America. |
| Subject |
Meat industry and trade -- United States.
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Food processing plants -- United States.
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Factory farms.
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Industrial safety.
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Hormel Foods Corporation.
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| Note |
Farm factory |
| ISBN |
9780062288752 |
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006228875X |
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