Bloodless Revolution - A Cultural History of Vegetarianism: From 1600 to Modern Times

Hailed by critics on both sides of the Atlantic, The Bloodless Revolution is a comprehensive history of vegetarianism, draw[ing] the different strands of the subject together in a way that has never been done before (Keith Thomas, author of Man and the Natural World)."

Info autore

Tristram Stuart has been a freelance writer for Indian newspapers, a project manager in Kosovo and a prominent critic of the food industry. He has made regular contributions to television documentaries, radio and newspapers on the social and environmental aspects of food. His first book, The Bloodless Revolution-'magnificently detailed and wide-ranging' (New Yorker)-was published in 2007, and Waste in 2009. A graduate of Cambridge University, he lives in England, where he rears pigs, chickens and bees.

Riassunto

"Magnificently detailed and wide-ranging."-Steven Shapin, The New Yorker

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tristram Stuart
• Editore: W. W. Norton & Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2008
• EAN: 9780393330649
• ISBN: 978-0-393-33064-9
• Pagine: 682
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 210 mm x 40 mm
• Peso: 921 g
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, tabelle; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918