Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal
Book
"From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at OWWL.
Current holds
2 current holds with 3 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Library | 394.13 BIT (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52134300065061 |
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| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Geneva Public Library | 394.1 BIT (Text) Second Floor New Books |
52118301098288 |
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| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Wood Library Association - Canandaigua | 394.12 BIT (Text) Adult New Materials |
31846002934338 |
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| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
Record details
- ISBN: 9781328974624
- ISBN: 1328974626
- Physical Description: xiv, 364 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-341) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The food-brain feedback loop -- Soil and civilization -- Agriculture goes global -- Creating famine -- The American way of farming -- The farm as factory -- Dust and depression -- Food and the brand -- Vitamania and "the farm problem" -- Soy, chicken, andcholesterol -- Force-feeding junk -- The so-called green revolution -- The resistance -- Where we're at -- The way forward -- Conclusion: We are all eaters. |
| Summary, etc.: | "From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"-- Provided by publisher. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Food habits > United States > History. Food habits > Environmental aspects > United States. Agriculture > Social aspects > United States. Agriculture > Environmental aspects > United States. |