Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World - Rilegato

Rimas, Andrew; Fraser, Evan D. G.

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ISBN 10: 0061353841 ISBN 13: 9780061353840

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2008

Riassunto

Traces the history of cattle's role in shaping cultural and world affairs, evaluating its inspiration of art, warfare, and religion as well as its influence on food and labor, in an anecdotal account that shares recipes and covers such topics as the ancient Mediterranean bull-fighting rings and the perilous state of beef production in the western world. 35,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Andrew Rimas is a journalist and the managing editor of the Improper Bostonian Magazine. He has worked as an associate editor for Boston Magazine and his writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Globe Magazine, and the Ottawa Citizen, among other publications. He lives in Boston.

Evan D. G. Fraser earned his doctorate from the University of British Columbia and currently teaches at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK, where he also does research on farming and the environment. He has published numerous scholarly research articles and written several policy briefs on issues such as sustainable agriculture, climate change, and "the food system." Dr. Fraser lives in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England.

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The cow. The most industrious animal in the world. A beast central to human existence since time began, it has played a vital role in our history not only as a source of food, but also as a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon. Prehistoric people painted it on cave walls; explorers, merchants, and landowners traded it as currency; many cultures worshipped it as a god. So how did it come to occupy the sorry state it does today—more factory product than animal?

In Beef, Andrew Rimas and Evan D. G. Fraser answer that question, telling the story of cattle in its entirety. From the powerful auroch, a now extinct beast once revered as a mystical totem, to the dairy cows of seventeenth-century Holland to the frozen meat patties and growth hormones of today, the authors deliver an engaging panoramic view of the cow's long and colorful history.

Peppered with lively anecdotes, recipes, and culinary tidbits, Beef tells a story that spans the globe, from ancient Mediterranean bullfighting rings to the rugged grazing grounds of eighteenth-century England, from the quiet farms of Japan's Kobe beef cows to crowded American stockyards to remote villages in East Africa, home of the Masai, a society to which cattle mean everything. Leaving no stone unturned in its exploration of the cow's legacy, the narrative serves not only as a compelling story but as a call to arms, offering practical solutions for confronting the current condition of the wasteful beef and dairy industries.

Beef is a captivating history of an animal whose relationship with humanity has shaped the world as we know it, and readers will never look at steak the same way again.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0061353841
• ISBN 13: 9780061353840
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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