Meat : a natural symbol /

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This book is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat. It will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered why meat is important to us; why we eat some animals but not others; why vegetarianism is increasing; why we aren't cannibals; and how meat is associated with environm...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fiddes, Nick, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991
Subjects:
Meat.
Food > Symbolic aspects.
Food habits.
Food preferences.
Carnivora.
Meat industry and trade.
Packing-houses.
Meat
Feeding Behavior
Food Preferences
Carnivora
Meat-Packing Industry
Viande.
Aliments > Aspect symbolique.
Habitudes alimentaires.
Préférences alimentaires.
Carnivores.
Viande > Industrie.
Carnivora (order)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Packing-houses
Food habits
Food preferences
Food > Symbolic aspects
Meat industry and trade
Ernährung
Ernährungsgewohnheit
Fleisch
Geschichte
Symbolik
Vlees.
Vleesindustrie.
Gewoonten.
Voedingsgewoonten.
Symboliek.
Alimentation > Aspect religieux.
Cannibalisme.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Food = meat
  • A brief history of meat eating
  • A matter of taste
  • More than a meal
  • Evolution and elevation
  • The power of meat
  • The barbarity of meat
  • The reluctant cannibal
  • Pets and other grey animals
  • The joy of sex
  • Economics
  • Health
  • Ethics
  • Ecology
  • Conclusions

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