Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal

Titre
Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal

Eric. Schlosser

Sommaire
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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2012

Description matérielle
362 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Edition
1st Mariner Books ed.

Table des matières
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.

Terme de vedette-matière
Food industry and trade -- United States.
 
Fast food restaurants -- United States.
 
Convenience foods -- United States.

Résumé
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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780547750330

Informations de publication
Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
D.S. MacKenzieNS 394.1 SCHLiterature/novel study30522000375706Literature Studies
D.S. MacKenzieNS 394.1 SCHLiterature/novel study30522000375714Literature Studies