Goats in America : a cultural history / Tami Parr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parr, Tami J., Author.

Contributor:

Oregon State University. Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goats--United States--History.

Goats.

Goat milk industry--United States--History.

Goat milk industry.

Physical Description:

229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, OR : Oregon State University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Why and how did goats become popular in the US-seemingly for every purpose except meat, their primary role in many other cultures? This is the question Tami Parr sets out to answer in Goats in America. Parr traces the goat's history in the United States: as a (losing) competitor to the cow meat and dairy industry; an alternative food and milk source in wartime; a herd animal for a variety of Indigenous, immigrant, and back-to-the-land communities; and a rising presence in both urban gardens and social media feeds. Ultimately, the story of goats in America is a story of America: of race and ethnicity, immigration and assimilation, class, media, politics, and the environment."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Poor man's cow. Poor man's cow

Navajo goats : herding and administrative control

Part II. Commercial success with dairy goats. How goat's milk became healthy

The goat's milk business

Back to the land : a dairy goat renaissance

Say chevre

Part III. Contemporary goat culture. Urban goats

Goat meat in America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-216) and index.

ISBN:

1962645452

9781962645454

OCLC:

1516986702