Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse
Author | : Paula Young Lee |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-13 | : 1584656980 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781584656982 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse by : Paula Young Lee
Download or read book Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse written by Paula Young Lee and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title offers an interdisciplinary look at the rise of the slaughterhouse in 19th-century Europe and the Americas. Over the course of this period, the factory slaughterhouse replaced the hand slaughter of animals by individual butchers. A wholly modern invention, the municipal slaughterhouse was a political response to public concerns.