1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787063303321

Autore

Müller Tanja R.

Titolo

Legacies of socialist solidarity : East Germany in Mozambique / / Tanja R. Müller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-7943-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Disciplina

320.9679

Soggetti

Student exchange programs - Mozambique

Student exchange programs - Germany (East)

Socialism and education - Germany (East)

Mozambique Foreign relations Germany (East)

Germany (East) Foreign relations Mozambique

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; : Introduction; Chapter One: The Schule der Freundschaft within the Context of GDR Solidarity Politics towards Africa and the Third World; Chapter Two: The 'German Children' of Mozambique; Chapter Three: The Years in the Former GDR; Chapter Four: Professional Trajectories, Future Aspirations, and the Legacies of the German Upbringing; Chapter Five: Memories of Paradise or Dreams Collapsed?; Chapter Six: Conclusion; Appendix A: Map of Mozambique; Appendix B: Weekly Hours in School Subjects

Appendix C: Timeframe of a Typical DayAppendix D: Weekly Hours in School Subjects during Apprenticeships; Appendix E: Professional Training; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>Through an examination of the individual life trajectories of youth who participated in an educational exchange project between Mozambique and East Germany, this book offers an alternative reading of Mozambique's socialist past and makes a significant contribution to studies of post-socialist transitions. </span></span>



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954285403321

Autore

Striffler Steve <1967->

Titolo

Chicken : the dangerous transformation of America's favorite food / / Steve Striffler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2005

ISBN

9786611730062

9781281730060

1281730068

9780300128161

0300128169

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Agrarian studies series

Disciplina

338.1/765/00973

Soggetti

Chicken industry - United States - History

Poultry plants - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Love That Chicken! -- II. An American Industry -- III. Anatomy of a Merger -- IV. The Right to Work -- V. Getting Here -- VI. Inside a Poultry Plant -- VII. Growing Pains -- VIII. Toward a Friendlier Chicken -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Anthropologist Steve Striffler begins this book in a poultry processing plant, drawing on his own experiences there as a worker. He also reports on the way chickens are raised today and how they are consumed. What he discovers about America's favorite meat is not just unpleasant but a powerful indictment of our industrial food system. The process of bringing chicken to our dinner tables is unhealthy for all concerned-from farmer to factory worker to consumer. The book traces the development of the poultry industry since the Second World War, analyzing the impact of such changes as the destruction of the family farm, the processing of chicken into nuggets and patties, and the changing makeup of the industrial labor force. The author describes the lives of immigrant workers and their reception in the small towns where they live. The conclusion is clear: there has to be a better way.



Striffler proposes radical but practical change, a plan that promises more humane treatment of chickens, better food for the consumer, and fair payment for food workers and farmers.