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9781566634557

Cattle

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566634557

  • ISBN10:

    1566634555

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-09-01
  • Publisher: Ivan R Dee
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Summary

This intriguing book examines in fascinating detail the relationship between people and domesticated cattle through the centuries.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
PART ONE. Part of the Family
Cows on the Ceiling
5(13)
The Domestication of Cattle
18(15)
Cattle and the Clan
33(13)
Woman's Best Friend
46(17)
Cattle Culture Comes to the Americas
63(20)
PART TWO. The Business of Cattle
From Trails to Tracks
83(21)
The Devil's Rope
104(12)
The Industrialization of Meat
116(18)
Margarine: The Plastic Food
134(15)
Free Speech and Hamburgers
149(22)
PART THREE. The Good Provider
Breeding Back the Aurochs
171(24)
A Shot in the Arm
195(16)
Mad at Cows
211(16)
Carnivore Culture
227(19)
The Milk Cow
246(22)
Ruminations: Care and Feeding
268(19)
Acknowledgments 287(2)
Notes 289(18)
Index 307

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