ISBN:
9780415089296
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (272 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Meat : A Natural Symbol
DDC:
394.1
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat. It will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered why meat is important to us; why we eat some animals but not others; and how meat is associated with environmental decay
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Introduction; FOOD=MEAT; A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEAT EATING; A MATTER OF TASTE; MORE THAN A MEAL; EVOLUTION AND ELEVATION; THE POWER OF MEAT; THE BARBARITY OF MEAT; THE RELUCTANT CANNIBAL; PETS AND OTHER GREY ANIMALS; THE JOY OF SEX; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; ETHICS; ECOLOGY; CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
