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Red Meat Republic : A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America /
How beef conquered America and gave rise to the modern industrial food complexBy the late nineteenth century, Americans rich and poor had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal. Beef production in the United States had gone from small-scale, localized operations to a highly ce...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction ; Making beef modern ; How beef transformed America ; Beyond the United States ; A steer's eye view of the history of American capitalism ; Book overview
- 1 War. The golden age of the plains nomads : buffalo and the spread of horses across the plains ; "A helping hand over this wild and destitute country" : life on the Texas frontier and the Red River War ; Beef handouts and the reservation system ; From war to criminality : retelling the story ; Conclusion
- 2 Range. "As large as all Yorkshire" : buying, counting, and managing cattle ; Land : private and public ; "Cowboy-ism" : cattle workers and western mythology ; "Doomed of its own excesses " : hard winters and the collapse of the industry ; Conclusion
- 3 Market. The cattle marketing system ; From ranch to slaughter ; Horses, water, and stampedes : the ecology of cattle trailing ; Cattle disease and the regulation of mobility ; Between trail and market ; Making a deal ; Conclusion
- 4 Slaughterhouse. Labor ; Refrigerators on wheels ; The decline of wholesale butchering and the rise of dressed beef ; Early regulatory approaches ; Conclusion
- 5 Table. Buying beef ; Canned beef and its critics ; Beef and hierarchy ; Concluding with a meat riot ; Conclusion.
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Making Beef Modern; How Beef Transformed America; Beyond the United States; A Steer's-Eye View of the History of American Capitalism; Book Overview; 1 War; The Golden Age of the Plains Nomads: Buffalo and the Spread of Horses across the Plains; "A Helping Hand over This Wild and Destitute Country": Life on the Texas Frontier and the Red River War; Beef Handouts and the Reservation System; From War to Criminality: Retelling the Story; Conclusion; 2 Range
- "As Large as All Yorkshire": Buying, Counting, and Managing CattleLand: Private and Public; "Cowboy-ism": Cattle Workers and Western Mythology; "Doomed of Its Own Excesses ": Hard Winters and the Collapse of the Industry; Conclusion; 3 Market; The Cattle Marketing System; From Ranch to Slaughter; Horses, Water, and Stampedes: The Ecology of Cattle Trailing; Cattle Disease and the Regulation of Mobility; Between Trail and Market; Making a Deal; Conclusion; 4 Slaughterhouse; Labor; Refrigerators on Wheels; The Decline of Wholesale Butchering and the Rise of Dressed Beef
- Early Regulatory ApproachesConclusion; 5 Table; Buying Beef; Canned Beef and Its Critics; Beef and Hierarchy; Concluding with a Meat Riot; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index