Paprika, Foie Gras, and Red Mud - The Politics of Materiality in the European Union (Hardcover)

In this original and provocative study, Zsuzsa Gille examines three scandals that have shaken Hungary since it joined the European Union: the 2004 ban on paprika due to contamination, the 2008 boycott of Hungarian foie gras by Austrian animal rights activists, and the "red mud" spill of 2010, Hungary's worst environmental disaster. In each case, Gille analyzes how practices of production and consumption were affected by the proliferation of new standards and regulations that came with entry into the EU. She identifies a new modality of power-the materialization of politics, or achieving political goals with the seemingly apolitical tools of tinkering with technology and infrastructure-and elucidates a new approach to understanding globalization, materiality, and transnational politics.

General

Imprint:	Indiana University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Framing the Global
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Zsuzsa Gille
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	182
ISBN-13:	978-0-253-01938-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization
LSN:	0-253-01938-9
Barcode:	9780253019387

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