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Lobster - A Global History (Hardcover)
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Lobster - A Global History (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R438
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From pauper's food to cultural icon, this book tells the story of
our relationship with the lobster, from coastal hunter-gatherers
through the Industrial Revolution to modern times. As lobsters
became a status symbol for the rich, they became the subjects of
both artists and writers. The lobster has been depicted in Egyptian
temples and Pompeiian feasts; Dutch still lifes and Japanese
woodcuts; Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and
Salvador Dali's Lobster Telephone. And the social history of its
consumption takes us from the Stone Age, through the early European
settlers in New England and Australia, to today's Japanese live
lobster sashimi. The lobster has been transformed from a peasant
food into a luxurious delicacy that reflects our changing ideas
about diet and human consumption. Today's consumer is concerned
about the ethics of eating lobster, and controversy rages about
methods of killing them. Though scientists continue to debate
whether lobsters can feel pain, concerns about cruelty have led to
the invention of new machines that are intended to kill them
humanely. There are also efforts to farm lobsters, to re-stock the
seas with juveniles and to fish them sustainably. Lobster will
appeal to anyone who loves this fascinating crustacean, or who has
chased a lobster across a kitchen floor.
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