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Hog Ties: What Pigs Tell Us About America
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Hog Ties: What Pigs Tell Us About America
Contributors:
By (Author) Richard P. Horwitz
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
29th October 2002
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Farm and working animals: general interest
Dewey:
636.400973
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
336
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 229mm, Spine 18mm
Description
From Charlotte's Web to Porky Pig and Babe, Americans betray a curiously deep regard for pigs. Hog Ties looks at this phenomenon, its relation to American culture, and the way in which themes of life and death are played out in the care, feeding, slaughter, and eating of pigs. Intermingling silly asides with serious subjects, existential concerns with environmental issues, the book considers the ways that pigs might help Americans address powerful human concerns.
