Sacred cow, mad cow : a history of food fears / Madeleine Ferrières ; translated by Jody Gladding.
"From the markets of medieval Europe to the slaughterhouses of twentieth-century Chicago, Madeleine Ferrieres traces the origins of present-day behavior toward what we eat as she explores the panics, myths, and ever-shifting attitudes regarding food and its safety. She demonstrates that food fe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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New York : Chichester,
Columbia University Press ;
2005.
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| Series: | Arts and traditions of the table.
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| Summary: | "From the markets of medieval Europe to the slaughterhouses of twentieth-century Chicago, Madeleine Ferrieres traces the origins of present-day behavior toward what we eat as she explores the panics, myths, and ever-shifting attitudes regarding food and its safety. She demonstrates that food fears have been inspired not only by safety concerns but also by cultural, political, and religious prejudices."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 399 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231131925 (alk. paper) |