Contested Tastes - Foie Gras and the Politics of Food

Zusatztext "An illuminating study of the moral and political dynamics of taste. . . . This multi-faceted, detailed comparative study of the discourses surrounding foie gras production, sale, and consumption in two national contexts provides a rich analysis of how culture, politics, and commerce interact." ---Gillian Gualtieri, European Journal of Sociology Informationen zum Autor Michaela DeSoucey is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. Klappentext Who cares about foie gras? As it turns out, many do. In the last decade, this French delicacy--the fattened liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through a tube--has been at the center of contentious battles between animal rights activists, artisanal farmers, industry groups, politicians, chefs, and foodies. In Contested Tastes, Michaela Zusammenfassung Who cares about foie gras? As it turns out, many do. In the last decade, this French delicacy--the fattened liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through a tube--has been at the center of contentious battles between animal rights activists, artisanal farmers, industry groups, politicians, chefs, and foodies. In Contested Tastes, Michaela

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• Authors: Michaela Decoucey, Michaela Desoucey, DeSoucey Michaela
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780691154930
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15493-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology; Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Food & society, Manufacturing industries, Cultural studies: food and society, Food Manufacturing & Related Industries