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Format:
Book
Title:
Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal
ISBN:
9780547750330

9780606239790

9780395977897
Edition:
1st Mariner books ed.
Publication Information:
Boston : Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Physical Description:
362 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- I. American way -- Founding fathers -- Your trusted friends -- Behind the counter -- Success -- II. Meat and potatoes -- Why the fries taste good -- On the range -- Cogs in the great machine -- Most dangerous job -- What's in the meat -- Global realization -- Epilogue: Have it your way -- Afterword -- Photo credits -- Notes.
Summary:
A journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.
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