Global Meat
Social and Environmental Consequences of the Expanding Meat Industry
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2019
Summary
The growth of the global meat industry and the implications for climate change, food insecurity, workers’ rights, the treatment of animals, and other issues.Global meat production and consumption have risen sharply and steadily over the past five decades, with per capita meat consumption almost doubling since 1960. The expanding global meat industry, meanwhile, driven by new trade policies and fueled by government subsidies, is dominated by just a few corporate giants. Industrial farming-the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262537735 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262537737 |
| Author: | Bill Winders, Elizabeth Ransom, Phil Howard, Conner Bailey, Nhuong Tran, Mindi Schneider, Thomas Rudel, Carrie Freshour |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 418g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Food, Health, and the Environment |
About The Author
Bill Winders
Bill Winders is Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the author of Grains and The Politics of Food Supply.Elizabeth Ransom is Associate Professor of International Affairs and Senior Research Associate at the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University.Bill Winders is Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the author of Grains and The Politics of Food Supply.Elizabeth Ransom is Associate Professor of International Affairs and Senior Research Associate at the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University.Bill Winders is Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the author of Grains and The Politics of Food Supply.Elizabeth Ransom is Associate Professor of International Affairs and Senior Research Associate at the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University.
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