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Porkopolis : American animality, standardized life, & the factory farm /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blanchette, Alex (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Swine industry > United States.
Swine breeders > United States.
Factory farms > United States.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Factory farms.
Swine breeders.
Swine industry.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Boar. The Dover Flies
  • The Herd : Intimate Biosecurity and Posthuman Labor
  • Sow. Somos Puercos
  • Stimulation : Instincts in Production
  • Hog. Lutalyse
  • Stockperson : Love, Muscles, and the Industrial Runt
  • Carcass. Miss Wicked
  • Biological System : Breaking In at the End of Industrial Time
  • Viscera. Maybe Some Blood, but Mostly Grease
  • Lifecycle : On Using All of the Porcine Species
  • Epilogue: The (De- )Pigification of the World.