Radical Food: Ethics and politics
Author | : Timothy Morton |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis US |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 0415203996 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780415203999 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Download or read book Radical Food: Ethics and politics written by Timothy Morton and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2000 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set reprints a fascinating variety of texts originally published between 1790 and 1820. Offering a unique look at the cultural and literary history of food in the eighteenth century, some highlights include: treatises on food and drink adulteration; vegetarian tracts; the period's most influential pamphlet about boycotting sugar as part of the anti-slavery debate; works on alcohol consumption, Shelley's translation of Euripedes' satyr play about cannibalism; and much more.