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Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture Paperback – March 1, 1993

by Jeremy Rifkin (Author)

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An analysis of the beef culture incorporates anthropology, history, sociology, economics, and ecology to demonstrate how "cattle culture" has changed our world. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. National ad/promo.

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368 pages
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English
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March 1, 1993
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5.34 x 0.83 x 7.98 inches
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0452269520
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978-0452269521
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Rifkin drives home the moral paradoxes of meat eating, issuing an important call to nutritional sanity and environmental ethics.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plume; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0452269520
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0452269521
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.035 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.34 x 0.83 x 7.98 inches

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Jeremy Rifkin

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One of the most popular social thinkers of our time, Jeremy Rifkin is the bestselling author of The European Dream, The Hydrogen Economy, The Age of Access, The Biotech Century, and The End of Work. A fellow at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program and an adviser to several European Union heads of state, he is the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends in Bethesda, Maryland.

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cow is bad for us - a detailed argument

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2009

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If you are patient, I highly recommend this long book (around 300 pages) that makes a simple dietary statement: eating beef (and sheep and pig) is bad for people and the planet. This is a sweeping historical and globalization story of how beef passed through human civilization, first as a mighty animal to be respected, then today being a commodity that creates poison in our bodies and on our land. Beef are a repository of too many chemicals that we ingest, too much water consumed (earth's second most valuable commodity), too much waste produced, and too much of our land leveled to make room for them. For a shorter exposition of the same theme, I recommend MAD COWBOY: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat .

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everyone should read this book

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2012

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This book is very essential reading if you want to know the truth behind factory farming and its impact on the Earth and man...Being a Vegan this was a great read, too bad it has not been reprinted so others can easily get a copy.

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I bought this book for a class, but was ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2015

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I bought this book for a class, but was pleasantly surprised when I started reading it. It has an interesting narrative, and presents quite a provacative argument.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2017

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great

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Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016

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Good

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015

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great

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someone please..

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019

I enjoyed this book, but some one ripped out pages 251-254. If anyone reads and has the book, can you please post pictures of these pages or a link to a pdf where i can access these, thank you.

After Reading This, You Might Just Consider Vegetarianism

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2011

This is an excellent book if you are questioning the state of America, the planet, your health and humanity. Jeremy Rifkin compiled an amazing account of the underlying reason that going green and being vegetarian or vegan should be much, much more than just trendy. I was astounded to learn about the history that I only intuitively understood and had been taught only part of.

From the very earliest art, humans have had an intense relationship with cattle. From being considered divine to being considered little more than dinner, I wonder why they are not called "man's best friend". Maybe, that reason is evident in the fact that the bovine species are essentially very good at destroying the earth's valuable resources, creating conflict and disease. A best friend would not forget to mention the fact that if we greatly reduced our intake of grain-fed beef, that grain could go to feeding hungry people who have been exploited by big beef businesses. Cattle are contributing to global warming and environmental catastropies across the board.

Even though this book contained information that was really quite depressing and frustrating to read, I think it's so important to do something rather than delude ourselves from the truth about consumption and poverty. It's been almost 20 years since Beyond Beef was published. How much has REALLY changed?

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sergio maritano

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2015

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rifkin can popularize almost every thing, and ths book is a mileston

José Manuel Ayesterán

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Reviewed in Germany on January 13, 2013

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Powerful book with powerful insights. If you are interested to understand the current state of our food chain and why did we come to this, this book is for you.

Diana

Rifkin

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2013

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Shocking book, I think everyone should read it. I also read Eating animals. Books both in good shape, thank you
diana

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