Chicken : the dangerous transformation of America's favorite food / Steve Striffler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Striffler, Steve, 1967-

Series:

Yale agrarian studies.

Agrarian studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McDonald's Corporation.

Chicken industry--United States--History.

Chicken industry.

Poultry plants--United States--History.

Poultry plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing on his own experiences there as a worker. He also reports on the way chickens are raised today and how they are consumed. What he discovers about America's favorite meat is not just unpleasant but a powerful indictment of our industrial food system. The process of bringing chicken to our dinner tables is unhealthy for all concerned-from farmer to factory worker to consumer. The book traces the development of the poultry industry since the Second World War, analyzing the impact of such changes as the destruction of the family farm, the processing of chicken into nuggets and patties, and the changing makeup of the industrial labor force. The author describes the lives of immigrant workers and their reception in the small towns where they live. The conclusion is clear: there has to be a better way. Striffler proposes radical but practical change, a plan that promises more humane treatment of chickens, better food for the consumer, and fair payment for food workers and farmers.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. Love That Chicken!

II. An American Industry

III. Anatomy of a Merger

IV. The Right to Work

V. Getting Here

VI. Inside a Poultry Plant

VII. Growing Pains

VIII. Toward a Friendlier Chicken

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-191) and index.

ISBN:

9786611730062

9781281730060

1281730068

9780300128161

0300128169

OCLC:

923590649