The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594200823
- ISBN: 1594200823
-
Physical Description:
450 p. ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-435) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Our national eating disorder -- I. Industrial: corn. The plant: corn's conquest -- The farm -- The grain elevator -- The feedlot: making meat -- The processing plant : making complex foods -- The consumer: a republic of fat -- The meal: fast food -- II. Pastoral: grass. All flesh is grass -- Big organic -- Grass: 13 ways of looking at a pasture -- The animals: practicing complexity -- Slaughter: ;in a glass abattoir -- The market: Greetings from the non-barcode people -- The meal: grass-fed -- III. Personal: the forest. The forager -- The omnivore's dilemma -- The ethics of eating animals -- Hunting: the meat -- Gathering: the fungi -- The perfect meal. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Food habits Food preferences Food Habits Food Preferences Evolution |
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homer Public Library | 394.1 POL (Text) | 000099559 | Nonfiction | Available | - |