Meat A Natural Symbol [Hardcover]

This book is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat. It will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered why meat is important to us; why we eat some animals but not others; why vegetarianism is increasing; why we aren't cannibals; and how meat is associated with environmental destruction.

Part I: Background  1. Food = Meat  2. A Brief History of Meat Eating  3. A Matter of Taste  4. More than a Meal  Part II: Meat is Muscle  5. Evolution and Elevation  6. The Power of Meat  7. The Barbarity of Meat  Part III: Mixed Meataphors  8. The Reluctant Cannibal  9. Pets and Other Grey Animals  10. The Joy of Sex  Part IV: Modern Meatologies  11. Economics  12. Health  13. Ethics  14. Ecology  15. Conclusions