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Contested Tastes - Foie Gras and the Politics of Food (Hardcover)
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Contested Tastes - Foie Gras and the Politics of Food (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
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Who cares about foie gras? As it turns out, many do. In the last
decade, this French delicacy--the fattened liver of ducks or geese
that have been force-fed through a tube--has been at the center of
contentious battles between animal rights activists, artisanal
farmers, industry groups, politicians, chefs, and foodies. In
Contested Tastes, Michaela DeSoucey takes us to farms, restaurants,
protests, and political hearings in both the United States and
France to reveal why people care so passionately about foie
gras--and why we should care too. Bringing together fieldwork,
interviews, and materials from archives and the media on both sides
of the Atlantic, DeSoucey offers a compelling look at the moral
arguments and provocative actions of pro- and anti-foie gras
forces. She combines personal stories with fair-minded analysis of
the social contexts within which foie gras is loved and loathed.
From the barns of rural southwest France and the headquarters of
the European Union in Brussels, to exclusive New York City kitchens
and the government offices of Chicago, DeSoucey demonstrates that
the debates over foie gras involve heated and controversial
politics. Her rich and nuanced account draws our attention to the
cultural dynamics of markets, the multivocal nature of
"gastropolitics," and the complexities of what it means to identify
as a "moral" eater in today's food world. Investigating the causes
and consequences of the foie gras wars, Contested Tastes
illuminates the social significance of food and taste in the
twenty-first century.
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