03426nam 22006974a 450 991095428540332120200520144314.09786611730062978128173006012817300689780300128161030012816910.12987/9780300128161(CKB)1000000000471881(EBL)3420197(OCoLC)923590649(SSID)ssj0000120767(PQKBManifestationID)11910106(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120767(PQKBWorkID)10081551(PQKB)10826272(DE-B1597)484924(OCoLC)952732242(DE-B1597)9780300128161(Au-PeEL)EBL3420197(CaPaEBR)ebr10170888(CaONFJC)MIL173006(MiAaPQ)EBC3420197(Perlego)1089326(EXLCZ)99100000000047188120050314d2005 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrChicken the dangerous transformation of America's favorite food /Steve Striffler1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20051 online resource (208 p.)Agrarian studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.9780300095296 0300095295 Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-191) and index.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 --IndexAnthropologist 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.Yale agrarian studies.Chicken industryUnited StatesHistoryPoultry plantsUnited StatesHistoryChicken industryHistory.Poultry plantsHistory.338.1/765/00973Striffler Steve1967-1595730MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954285403321Chicken4362459UNINA