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The Resource Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food from sustainable to suicidal, Mark Bittman

Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food from sustainable to suicidal, Mark Bittman

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  • "From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
  • 'Epic and engrossing.'--The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author and pioneering journalist, an expansive look at how history has been shaped by humanity's appetite for food, farmland, and the money behind it all--and how a better future is within reach. The story of humankind is usually told as one of technological innovation and economic influence--of arrowheads and atomic bombs, settlers and stock markets. But behind it all, there is an even more fundamental driver: Food. In Animal, Vegetable, Junk, trusted food authority Mark Bittman offers a panoramic view of how the frenzy for food has driven human history to some of its most catastrophic moments, from slavery and colonialism to famine and genocide--and to our current moment, wherein Big Food exacerbates climate change, plunders our planet, and sickens its people. Even still, Bittman refuses to concede that the battle is lost, pointing to activists, workers, and governments around the world who are choosing well-being over corporate greed and gluttony, and fighting to free society from Big Food's grip. Sweeping, impassioned, and ultimately full of hope, Animal, Vegetable, Junk reveals not only how food has shaped our past, but also how we can transform it to reclaim our future. --
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eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 364 pages)
Contents
  • Vitamania and "the farm problem"
  • Soy, chicken, and cholesterol
  • Force-feeding junk
  • The so-called green revolution
  • The resistance
  • Where we're at
  • The way forward
  • Conclusion :
  • We are all eaters
  • The food-brain feedback loop
  • Soil and civilization
  • Agriculture goes global
  • Creating famine
  • The American way of farming
  • The farm as factory
  • Dust and depression
  • Food and the brand
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9781328971623
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Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food from sustainable to suicidal
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Animal, vegetable, junk
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a history of food from sustainable to suicidal
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Mark Bittman
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
  • 'Epic and engrossing.'--The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author and pioneering journalist, an expansive look at how history has been shaped by humanity's appetite for food, farmland, and the money behind it all--and how a better future is within reach. The story of humankind is usually told as one of technological innovation and economic influence--of arrowheads and atomic bombs, settlers and stock markets. But behind it all, there is an even more fundamental driver: Food. In Animal, Vegetable, Junk, trusted food authority Mark Bittman offers a panoramic view of how the frenzy for food has driven human history to some of its most catastrophic moments, from slavery and colonialism to famine and genocide--and to our current moment, wherein Big Food exacerbates climate change, plunders our planet, and sickens its people. Even still, Bittman refuses to concede that the battle is lost, pointing to activists, workers, and governments around the world who are choosing well-being over corporate greed and gluttony, and fighting to free society from Big Food's grip. Sweeping, impassioned, and ultimately full of hope, Animal, Vegetable, Junk reveals not only how food has shaped our past, but also how we can transform it to reclaim our future. --
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Bittman, Mark
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394.1/2
Index
index present
LC call number
GT2853.U5
LC item number
B58 2021
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Food habits
  • Food habits
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture
  • Food habits
  • United States
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Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food from sustainable to suicidal, Mark Bittman
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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text
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rdacontent
Contents
  • Vitamania and "the farm problem"
  • Soy, chicken, and cholesterol
  • Force-feeding junk
  • The so-called green revolution
  • The resistance
  • Where we're at
  • The way forward
  • Conclusion :
  • We are all eaters
  • The food-brain feedback loop
  • Soil and civilization
  • Agriculture goes global
  • Creating famine
  • The American way of farming
  • The farm as factory
  • Dust and depression
  • Food and the brand
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 364 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781328971623
Lccn
2020034052
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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17220243
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d8954de3-2843-461e-a18b-67826f2903f9
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EB00794548
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remote
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  • (OCoLC)1184122303
  • (OCoLC)on1184122303
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Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food from sustainable to suicidal, Mark Bittman
Link
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Vitamania and "the farm problem"
  • Soy, chicken, and cholesterol
  • Force-feeding junk
  • The so-called green revolution
  • The resistance
  • Where we're at
  • The way forward
  • Conclusion :
  • We are all eaters
  • The food-brain feedback loop
  • Soil and civilization
  • Agriculture goes global
  • Creating famine
  • The American way of farming
  • The farm as factory
  • Dust and depression
  • Food and the brand
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 364 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781328971623
Lccn
2020034052
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
17220243
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
d8954de3-2843-461e-a18b-67826f2903f9
Publisher number
EB00794548
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1184122303
  • (OCoLC)on1184122303

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