Making machines of animals : the International Livestock Exposition / Neal A. Knapp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knapp, Neal A., author.

Series:

Animals, history, culture.

Animals, History, Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock--United States--History.

Livestock.

Animal culture--United States--History.

Animal culture.

Livestock exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Livestock exhibitions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The author tells the story of how two different groups of actors, Chicago meatpackers and land grant university professors, significantly influenced the trajectory of 20th-century agriculture. These actors worked in concert to exterminate "scrub" livestock in favor of a eugenics-driven "improved" animal via their establishment of the Chicago International Livestock Exposition"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The World's Most Conspicuous Livestock Show

1. Meatpackers and Professors Take Aim at "Scrubs"

2. Breeding Up Livestock

3. Recreating the Animal Body

4. From Dreaming to Teaching the Animal Fantasy

5. New Animals, New Problems

Epilogue: The Legacy of the Modern Animal

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Knapp, Neal A. Making Machines of Animals

ISBN:

9781421446561

OCLC:

1376776424