Once and Future Cow

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Agency, Appetite, and the Anthropocene

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvAndrew Kettler,Charlton W. Yingling,USA) Kettler, Andrew (University of South Carolina,USA) Yingling, Charlton W. (University of Louisville,Charlton W Yingling

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This groundbreaking book shows how cows' choices have influenced the economic, agricultural, and socio-political development of the Americas.Tracing the interconnected transformations of cattle, land, and labor from the 18th-century colonial Caribbean to the early national period of the 19th century to the present day, Kettler and Yingling demonstrate how cows impact on nearly every major aspect of development in the Americas, including colonization, slavery, our ability to objectify animals we consume, our current foodways, environmental degradation, and the climate emergency. Bringing together research from many fields, but proceeding always in a straightforward, chronological, historical manner underrepresented in other areas of animal studies, this book ultimately restores cattle as subjects of their own lives who in seeking to escape exploitation have deeply affected the legal, property, and geographical frameworks that haunt us today.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-02-05
Mått156 x 232 x 16 mm
Vikt320 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350568266

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Charlton Yingling and Andrew Kettle show how our cattle-centric culture is a relatively recent development. And, in this, they offer hope: for if our culture’s red meat hunger hasn’t always been with us, change is possible. Their truly original book illustrates the urgency of seeing cattle as agents, not objects, when exploring historical records and addressing staggering ethical problems. These are among the reasons The Once and Future Cow is a tour de force, both timely and bold, arresting and illuminating.