Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America (Case Studies on Contemporary Social Issues) [Paperback]

Donald D. Stull (Author), Michael J. Broadway (Author)

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Publication Date: April 17, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0534613039 | ISBN-13: 978-0534613037 | Edition: 1

SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES: THE MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY IN NORTH AMERICA draws on more than 15 years of research by the authors, a cultural anthropologist and a social geographer, to present a detailed look at the meat and poultry industry in the United States and Canada. Following chapters on today's beef, poultry, and pork industries, SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES examines industry impacts on workers and on the communities that host its plants. The book details the authors' efforts to help communities plan for and mitigate the negative consequences of meat and poultry plants as well as community opposition to confined animal feeding operations. The book concludes by exploring alternatives to North America's model of industrialized meat production.

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About the Author

Donald D. Stull is professor and past chair of anthropology at the University of Kansas. For almost 30 years, he has conducted basic and applied research throughout the United States. He has authored or coauthored some 40 scholarly articles and chapters and 2 books, produced 3 nationally distributed documentaries, and edited or co edited 4 collections of original essays. From 1988 to 1990, he directed a team of six social scientists in a Ford Foundation study of changing ethnic relations in Garden City, Kansas. In 1995, Stull received the Omer C. Stewart Memorial Award for exemplary achievement from the High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology. In 2001, he was presented with the key to Garden City, Kansas, in recognition of the value of his work to that community.

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 1 edition (April 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534613039
• ISBN-13: 978-0534613037
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars very good, November 3, 2011

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This review is from: Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America (Case Studies on Contemporary Social Issues) (Paperback)

This book was great for a paper in a college class for a 300 level class, its easy to read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book!, December 4, 2006

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This review is from: Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America (Case Studies on Contemporary Social Issues) (Paperback)

I haven't read this yet, but I'm getting it for Christmas, and it should be just as good as the other slaughterhouse books! Read it if you want to learn about how badly animals are treated inside slaughterhouses!