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Pig
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Pig
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brett Mizelle
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| Series | Animal Series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 135 |
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| Category/Genre | Farm and working animals |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781861898050
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| Classifications | Dewey:636.4 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Reaktion Books
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| Imprint |
Reaktion Books
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| Publication Date |
1 June 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Pig looks at the long, complicated relationship between humans and these highly intelligent, sociable animals. In his insightful book, Brett Mizelle traces the natural and cultural history of the pig, focusing on the contradictions between our imaginative representation of pigs and the ways in which pigs are actually used as meat, experimental material and the source of hundreds of consumer products.
Author Biography
Brett Mizelle is Professor of History and Director of the American Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach.
Reviews'the book is rich in hoggish lore' - The Independent '[an] adept and focused history' - TLS 'Pig by Brett Mizelle is one of the amazing "Animal" series ... richly illustrated with both colour and black and white historical photos and drawings, older advertisements, and just plain whimsy ... compelling reading' - Gothic Epicures
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