Sacred Cow, Mad Cow: A History of Food Fears

by Madeleine Ferrieres and Jody Gladding

Book Overview

Contemporary concerns about food such as those stemming from mad cow disease, salmonella, and other potential food-related dangers are hardly new-humans have long been wary of what they eat. Beyond the fundamental fear of hunger, societies have sought to protect themselves from rotten, impure, or unhealthy food. From the markets of medieval Europe to the slaughterhouses of twentieth-century Chicago, Madeleine Ferri res traces the origins of present-day...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231131925
• ISBN13: 9780231131926
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher