Contested Tastes
Foie Gras and the Politics of Food
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2018
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-18318-3 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-18318-3 (ISBN)
An inside look at the complex and controversial debates surrounding foie grasIn 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
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.
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.
Michaela DeSoucey is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.12.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 halftones |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-18318-X / 069118318X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-18318-3 / 9780691183183 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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