Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal / Eric Schlosser ; [with a new afterword].

Author/creator Schlosser, Eric
Format Book
Edition1st Mariner Books ed.
Publication InfoBoston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Description362 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- I. American way -- Founding fathers -- Your trusted friends -- Behind the counter -- Success -- II. Meat and potatoes -- Why the fries taste good -- On the range -- Cogs in the great machine -- Most dangerous job -- What's in the meat -- Global realization -- Epilogue: Have it your way -- Afterword -- Photo credits -- Notes.
Abstract A journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [336]-341) and index.
LCCN 2012392290
ISBN9780547750330
ISBN0547750331

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TX945.3 .S355 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold