Meat a Natural Symbol

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 environmental destruction.

List of contents

Part I: Background 1. Food = Meat 2. A Brief History of Meat Eating 3. A Matter of Taste 4. More than a Meal Part II: Meat is Muscle 5. Evolution and Elevation 6. The Power of Meat 7. The Barbarity of Meat Part III: Mixed Meataphors 8. The Reluctant Cannibal 9. Pets and Other Grey Animals 10. The Joy of Sex Part IV: Modern Meatologies 11. Economics 12. Health 13. Ethics 14. Ecology 15. Conclusions

About the author

Nick Fiddes

Summary

This 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; and how meat is associated with environmental decay.

Product details

• Authors: Nick Fiddes, Fiddes Nick
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.05.2000
• EAN: 9780415089296
• ISBN: 978-0-415-08929-6
• No. of pages: 261
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General, dictionaries, tables; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, COOKING / General, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Cookery / food & drink etc, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Cultural studies: food and society, Cookery / food and drink / food writing