num_pages: 261
description: 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.
language: English
title: Meat: A Natural Symbol
titlecomplete: Meat: A Natural Symbol
genres: Anthropology, Animals, Philosophy, Science, Nonfiction, History, Food
ratings_count: 60
publisher: Routledge