{"product_id":"contested-tastes-michaela-desoucey-9780691183183","title":"Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inside look at the complex and controversial debates surrounding foie gras\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the past decade, the French delicacy foie gras--the fattened liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through a tube--has been at the center of contentious battles. In \u003ci\u003eContested Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e, Michaela DeSoucey takes us to farms, restaurants, protests, and political hearings in both the United States and France to reveal why people care so passionately about foie gras--and why we should care, too. Bringing together fieldwork, interviews, and materials from archives and the media on both sides of the Atlantic, DeSoucey offers a compelling look at the moral arguments and provocative actions of pro- and anti-foie gras forces. She combines personal stories with fair-minded analysis and draws our attention to the cultural dynamics of markets, the multivocal nature of \"gastropolitics,\" and the complexities of what it means to identify as a \"moral\" eater in today's food world. Investigating the causes and consequences of the foie gras wars, \u003ci\u003eContested Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the social significance of food and taste in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michaela Desoucey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069118318X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691183183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Michaela Desoucey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540702949631,"sku":"9780691183183","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_290a5a02-f46a-4249-bef2-306a2df2e092.jpg?v=1700589401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contested-tastes-michaela-desoucey-9780691183183","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}