Fast Food Nation - What the All-American Meal Is Doing to the World

Informationen zum Autor Eric Schlosser Klappentext Eric Schlosser is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. He has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award for an Atlantic Review article, Reefer Madness. This is his first book. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of our love affair with fast food. This title examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The American way: the founding fathers; your trusted friends; behind the counter; success. Part 2 Meat and potatoes: why the fries taste good; on the range; cogs in the great machine; the most dangerous job; what's in the meat; global realization; epilogue - have it your way; afterword - the meaning of mad cow.

Info autore

Eric Schlosser is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. He has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award for an Atlantic Review article, Reefer Madness. This is his first book.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eric Schlosser, Schlosser Eric
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.04.2002
• EAN: 9780141006871
• ISBN: 978-0-14-100687-1
• Pagine: 386
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Penguin Pocketbooks; Penguin Pocketbooks
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, tabelle; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Società; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; Ernährung, Essverhalten (Ernährungspsychologie), Lebensmittelindustrie, Family and health, Cultural studies: food and society