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Sacred cow, mad cow : a history of food fears / Madeleine Ferrières ; translated by Jody Gladding.
Van Pelt Library RC622 .F47613 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferrières, Madeleine.
- Series:
- Arts and traditions of the table
- Standardized Title:
- Histoire des peurs alimentaires. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Nutritionally induced diseases--France--History.
- Nutritionally induced diseases.
- Food habits--Psychological aspects.
- Food habits.
- Food--France--Safety measures--History.
- Food.
- Food adulteration and inspection.
- History.
- Food--Toxicology.
- France.
- Industrial safety.
- Food--Toxicology--France--History.
- Food adulteration and inspection--France--History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 399 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2006]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Summary:
- From the markets of medieval Europe to the slaughterhouses of twentieth-century Chicago, Madeleine Ferrihres offers a colorful and insightful history of how we've decided what "not" to eat. Ferrihres explores panics, myths, and changing attitudes regarding food as well as various attempts throughout history to ensure food safety. She demonstrates that fears of food have been inspired not only by safety concerns but also by cultural, political, and religious prejudices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-371) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231131925
- OCLC:
- 61123200
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