Bibliograph

Sacred cow, mad cow, a history of food fears, Madeleine Ferrières ; translated by Jody Gladding

Type

Label

Sacred cow, mad cow, a history of food fears, Madeleine Ferrières ; translated by Jody Gladding

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sacred cow, mad cow

Responsibility statement

Madeleine Ferrières ; translated by Jody Gladding

Series statement

Arts and traditions of the table

Sub title

a history of food fears

Table Of Contents

Forbidden meats -- Political meat -- The birth of the consumer -- The vigilant consumer -- The phobia of new plants -- Bread on trial -- Silent fears -- The pâté and the garden -- Hungarian cattle disease -- From the epizootic to the epidemic -- The politics of precaution -- The dangers of imperfect metals -- Health conflicts -- Bourgeois serenity -- English cattle disease -- The poisoners of Chicago

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