Nature's Perfect Food : How Milk Became America's Drink E. Melani

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Author:

E. Melanie Dupuis

Book Title:

Nature's Perfect Food : How Milk Became America's Drink E. Melani

Publication Name:

Nature's Perfect Food : How Milk Became America's Drink

ISBN:

9780814719381

EAN:

9780814719381

Publication Year:

2002

Type:

Textbook

Format:

Trade Paperback

Language:

English

Item Length:

9in.

Publisher:

NY University Press

Item Width:

6in.

Item Weight:

16 Oz

Number of Pages:

310 Pages

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Tells the story of how Americans came to drink milk. This title lets us: learn how cow's milk, which was associated with bacteria and disease became a staple of the American diet, and encounter 19th century evangelists who were convinced that cow's milk was the perfect food with divine properties.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

NY University Press

ISBN-10

0814719384

ISBN-13

9780814719381

eBay Product ID (ePID)

1965626

Product Key Features

Author

E. Melanie Dupuis

Publication Name

Nature's Perfect Food : How Milk Became America's Drink

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Publication Year

2002

Type

Textbook

Number of Pages

310 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

9in.

Item Width

6in.

Item Weight

16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Gt2920.M55d86 2001

Reviews

Intriguing, nuanced, and complex. The stories DuPuis tells about milk are at once captivating and analytically astute. Lots of historical surprises and ironies add spice to her extensive findings about more than a century of milk madness in America., "This is an entertaining, informative, and tightly argued book, one well worth adding to any food library." - Gastronomica ,, "A wonderfully constructive achievement that justly reclaims the legacy of action research in psychology. Giving the reader a broad and diverse view of the vibrant new work in this area, the book is a superb resource for anyone wanting to familiarize themselves with state of the art psychological action research. It also serves the newcomer admirably as an introduction to action research generally and to some of its most talented practitioners." - Davydd J. Greenwood, Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology, Cornell University, "DuPuis is able to dive beneath the controversy that milk engenders today. Instead, she presents an informative, balanced history of milk production and consumption—how we get our milk and why we drink so much of it." - E ,Westport, CT, "An excellent social history of the development of milk drinking and production in the United States." - American Studies, "I commend this book to researchers and teachers of researchers alike. We are indebted to the pioneering authors for sharing their experience and frankly addressing the issues and practical barriers to pursuing justice through feminist research." - Psychology of Women Quarterly, "This is an entertaining, informative, and tightly argued book, one well worth adding to any food library." - Gastronomica, DuPuis's achievement is considerableit is a rare scholarly volume that will also fascinate general readers. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's Cod will enjoy the diverse strands of history and science that define one of the commonplace staples in our daily livesmilk. Moreover, no one thinking about the present controversey over industrialized agriculture will want to go very far without DuPuis's analysis in hand., "Moves the spotlight from experiments to experience. A fabulous array of psychological stars show us both what qualitative psychology is and how to do it. This book has the potential to change the field of psychology by opening it up to diverse empirical approaches and compelling subject matter." - Shulamit Reinharz, Brandeis University, "Intriguing, nuanced, and complex. The stories DuPuis tells about milk are at once captivating and analytically astute. Lots of historical surprises and ironies add spice to her extensive findings about more than a century of milk madness in America." -Nancy Lee Peluso,University of California, Berkeley, "Destined to become a classic in all areas of psychology as we expand our view of psychological methods. This collection will become a must-have to train students to go beyond traditional methods in psychology, as well as for those researchers who want to expand their training and engage in research that speaks to the general public. The discipline as a whole will be enriched by the publication of this book." - A da Hurtado, University of California, Santa Cruz, "A concise look into the history of the growth of milk in America...it will answer all of your questions." -Evan Perrault, Agric Hum Values, "DuPuis's achievement is considerable-it is a rare scholarly volume that will also fascinate general readers. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's Cod will enjoy the diverse strands of history and science that define one of the commonplace staples in our daily lives-milk. Moreover, no one thinking about the present controversey over industrialized agriculture will want to go very far without DuPuis's analysis in hand." -Sally Fairfax,University of California, Berkeley, "Du Puis' book is a rich and frothy drink, well worth consuming, just like its subject." - New York History ,, "DuPuis is able to dive beneath the controversy that milk engenders today. Instead, she presents an informative, balanced history of milk production and consumption--how we get our milk and why we drink so much of it." - E ,Westport, CT, "A breakthrough piece of work in food studies as well as a very enjoyable read." -Frederick H. Buttel,University of Wisconsin, Madison, This is an entertaining, informative, and tightly argued book, one well worth adding to any food library., "Intriguing, nuanced, and complex. The stories DuPuis tells about milk are at once captivating and analytically astute. Lots of historical surprises and ironies add spice to her extensive findings about more than a century of milk madness in America." - Nancy Lee Peluso, University of California, Berkeley, A concise look into the history of the growth of milk in America...it will answer all of your questions., "Du Puis' book is a rich and frothy drink, well worth consuming, just like its subject." -New York History, "A breakthrough piece of work in food studies as well as a very enjoyable read." - Frederick H. Buttel, University of Wisconsin, Madison, "DuPuis's achievement is considerable-it is a rare scholarly volume that will also fascinate general readers. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's Cod will enjoy the diverse strands of history and science that define one of the commonplace staples in our daily lives-milk. Moreover, no one thinking about the present controversey over industrialized agriculture will want to go very far without DuPuis's analysis in hand." - Sally Fairfax, University of California, Berkeley, "This is an entertaining, informative, and tightly argued book, one well worth adding to any food library." -Gastronomica, "Du Puis' book is a rich and frothy drink, well worth consuming, just like its subject." - New York History, "Very readable and extremely well documented...DuPuis provides great insights throughout by reflecting on the thoughts of influential thinkers." - Choice, DuPuis's achievement is considerable-it is a rare scholarly volume that will also fascinate general readers. Fans of Mark Kurlansky's Cod will enjoy the diverse strands of history and science that define one of the commonplace staples in our daily lives-milk. Moreover, no one thinking about the present controversey over industrialized agriculture will want to go very far without DuPuis's analysis in hand.

2002

Target Audience

Scholarly & Professional

Topic

Popular Culture, Industries / Agribusiness, General, Customs & Traditions

Lccn

2001-004677

Illustrated

Yes

Genre

Business & Economics, Social Science

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