Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food
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Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food
By (Author) Michaela DeSoucey
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
11th February 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
394.12
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
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
Reviews
"Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Consumers and Consumption Section of the American Sociological Association"
"Winner of the 2017 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association"
"Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Culinary History"
Author Bio
Michaela DeSoucey is assistant professor of sociology at North Carolina State University.
