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Personalities on the plate the lives and minds of animals we eat

"Rooted in the latest science, and built on a mix of firsthand experience (including entomophagy, which, yes, is what you think it is) and close engagement with the work of scientists, farmers, vets, and chefs, Personalities on the plate is an unforgettable journey through the world of animals...

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Main Author: King, Barbara J., 1956- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Food animals > Social aspects.
Animal behavior.
Food animals > Psychology.
Emotions in animals.
Food of animal origin > Moral and ethical aspects.
Summary: "Rooted in the latest science, and built on a mix of firsthand experience (including entomophagy, which, yes, is what you think it is) and close engagement with the work of scientists, farmers, vets, and chefs, Personalities on the plate is an unforgettable journey through the world of animals we eat."--Jacket flap.
Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-218) and index.
ISBN: 9780226195186
022619518X
Author Notes: Barbara J. King is professor emerita of anthropology at the College of William and Mary, where she taught for twenty-eight years. She is the author of How Animals Grieve and Evolving God , and her work has been featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing and on NPR's 13.7 Cosmos and Culture blog.

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