Communist Pigs: An Animal History of East Germany's Rise and Fall

by Thomas Fleischman

Book Overview

The pig played a key role in the German Democratic Republic's attempts to create a modern, industrial food system built on communist principles. By the mid-1980s, East Germany produced more pork per capita than West Germany and the UK, while also suffering the unintended consequences of manure pollution, animal disease, and rolling food shortages.

The pig is a highly adaptive animal, and Thomas Fleischman uncovers three types of pig that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295750693
• ISBN13: 9780295750699
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"