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Synopsis
A globe-trotting history of the domestic pig, showing how this humble and oft-maligned beast has helped humans to survive and thrive from the Neolithic Period to the present day.
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À propos de l'auteur
Mark Essig holds a Ph.D. in US History from Cornell and is the author of Edison and the Electric Chair. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-To-Tail History of the Humble Pig
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-To-Tail History of the Humble Pig
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Basic Books, 2015
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ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0465052746I3N10
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-To-Tail History of the Humble Pig
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Basic Books, 2015
ISBN 10 : 0465052746
ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0465052746I3N00
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-To-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Edité par
Basic Books, 2015
ISBN 10 : 0465052746
ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-To-Tail History of the Humble Pig
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Basic Books, 2015
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ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
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Basic Books, 2015
ISBN 10 : 0465052746
ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Hardback. Etat : Good. Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend,yet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes.As historian Mark Essig reveals in Lesser Beasts , swine have such a bad reputation for precisely the same reasons they are so valuable as a source of food: they are intelligent, self-sufficient, and omnivorous. What's more, he argues, we ignore our historic partnership with these astonishing animals at our peril. Tracing the interplay of pig biology and human culture from Neolithic villages 10,000 years ago to modern industrial farms, Essig blends culinary and natural history to demonstrate the vast importance of the pig and the tragedy of its modern treatment at the hands of humans. Pork, Essig explains, has long been a staple of the human diet, prized in societies from Ancient Rome to dynastic China to the contemporary American South. Yet pigs' ability to track down and eat a wide range of substances (some of them distinctly unpalatable to humans) and convert them into edible meat has also led people throughout history to demonize the entire species as craven and unclean. Today's unconscionable system of factory farming, Essig explains, is only the latest instance of humans taking pigs for granted, and the most recent evidence of how both pigs and people suffer when our symbiotic relationship falls out of balance.An expansive, illuminating history of one of our most vital yet unsung food animals, Lesser Beasts turns a spotlight on the humble creature that, perhaps more than any other, has been a mainstay of civilization since its very beginnings,whether we like it or not. N° de réf. du vendeur 00105180225
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Basic Books, 2015
ISBN 10 : 0465052746
ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Edité par
Basic Books, 2015
ISBN 10 : 0465052746
ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Couverture rigide
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Hardback. Etat : Good. Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend,yet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes.As historian Mark Essig reveals in Lesser Beasts , swine have such a bad reputation for precisely the same reasons they are so valuable as a source of food: they are intelligent, self-sufficient, and omnivorous. What's more, he argues, we ignore our historic partnership with these astonishing animals at our peril. Tracing the interplay of pig biology and human culture from Neolithic villages 10,000 years ago to modern industrial farms, Essig blends culinary and natural history to demonstrate the vast importance of the pig and the tragedy of its modern treatment at the hands of humans. Pork, Essig explains, has long been a staple of the human diet, prized in societies from Ancient Rome to dynastic China to the contemporary American South. Yet pigs' ability to track down and eat a wide range of substances (some of them distinctly unpalatable to humans) and convert them into edible meat has also led people throughout history to demonize the entire species as craven and unclean. Today's unconscionable system of factory farming, Essig explains, is only the latest instance of humans taking pigs for granted, and the most recent evidence of how both pigs and people suffer when our symbiotic relationship falls out of balance.An expansive, illuminating history of one of our most vital yet unsung food animals, Lesser Beasts turns a spotlight on the humble creature that, perhaps more than any other, has been a mainstay of civilization since its very beginnings,whether we like it or not. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0465052746G
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Lesser Beasts : A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Edité par
Basic Books, 2015
ISBN 10 : 0465052746
ISBN 13 : 9780465052745
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 9299117-6
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