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Author:

Schlosser, Eric.

Title:

Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal / Eric Schlosser ; [with a new afterword]

Edition:

1st Mariner Books ed.

Publisher:

Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

362 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Fast food restaurants--United States.
Food industry and trade--United States.
Convenience foods--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [336]-341) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0547750331
9780547750330

OCLC:

(OCoLC)781202120

LCCN:

2012392290

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

VSSX062 -- Vinton-Shellsburg CSD (Vinton)

TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton)