Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food - Couverture souple

DeSoucey, Michaela

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ISBN 10 : 069118318X ISBN 13 : 9780691183183

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2018

Synopsis

An inside look at the complex and controversial debates surrounding foie gras

In the past decade, the French delicacy foie gras-the fattened liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through a tube-has been at the center of contentious battles. 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 sides of the Atlantic, DeSoucey offers a compelling look at the moral arguments and provocative actions of pro- and anti-foie gras forces. She combines personal stories with fair-minded analysis and draws our attention to the cultural dynamics of markets, the multivocal nature of "gastropolitics," and the complexities of what it means to identify as a "moral" eater in today's food world. Investigating the causes and consequences of the foie gras wars, Contested Tastes illuminates the social significance of food and taste in the twenty-first century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michaela DeSoucey is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 069118318X
• ISBN 13: 9780691183183
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Princeton University Press; https://press.princeton.edu/books; ; 7th Floor, New South Building; PRINCETON; NJ; 8544; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible