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Meat
A Natural Symbol
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Meat is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat. It will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered why meat is important to us; why we eat some animals but not others; why vegetarianism is increasing; why we aren't cannibals; and how meat is associated with environmental destruction.Nick Fiddes argues that meat's primary cultural importance is founded on its vividly representing to us the domination we have sought over nature - not as individuals, but as members of a society which has historically placed great value on that power.
The book draws on original research and analyses academic work, trade journals, advertisements, the popular press, fiction and film. It is extensively illustrated by quotes from conversations with farmers, butchers, vegetarian campaigners, and members of the general public.
Placing western preferences in a historical and cross-cultural context, Fiddes questions the rationality of much that we take for granted, and explains many inconsistencies and incongruities in our behaviour. It is a penetrating and highly original discussion of our `natural' everyday world.
Routledge; October 1992
272 pages; ISBN 9780203168141
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272 pages; ISBN 9780203168141
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- Academic > Anthropology > Manners and customs (General) > Houses. Dwellings
- Academic > Anthropology > Manners and customs (General) > Customs relative to private life, Including children, marriage, eating and drinking, funeral customs, etc.
- Social Science > Anthropology > Cultural
- Food and Wine > Specific Ingredients
- Social Science > Customs & Traditions
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9781134878826
9781134878819
9780415089296
9780203168141
0203168143