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

Rimas, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0061353841 / ISBN 13: 9780061353840

Editore: William Morrow, 2008

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR007044543

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.

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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Titolo: Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, ...
Casa editrice: William Morrow
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good