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Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food
Michaela Desoucey
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Description for Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCV; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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 DeSoucey takes us to farms, restaurants, protests, and political hearings in both the United States and France to reveal why people care so passionately about foie gras--and why we should care too. Bringing together fieldwork, interviews, and materials from archives and the media on both ... Read more
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 DeSoucey takes us to farms, restaurants, protests, and political hearings in both the United States and France to reveal why people care so passionately about foie gras--and why we should care too. Bringing together fieldwork, interviews, and materials from archives and the media on both ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Condition
New
Weight
557g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691154930
SKU
V9780691154930
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About Michaela Desoucey
Michaela DeSoucey is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.
Reviews for Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food
Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Culinary History Co-Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association In Contested Tastes, we find not just detailed ... Read more