The food industry in Eric Schlosser's Fast food nation
By: David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors
Contributors: Schlosser, Eric
Series: Social issues in literature
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9780737763812; 9780737763829
Subjects: Fast food restaurants; Food industry and trade; Convenience foods
Description: Volume explores Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation through the lens of the food industry. Coverage includes: an examination of Schlosser's life as an investigative journalist, Schlosser's view of the food industry as demonstrated in his book; how investigative journalism can be viewed as literature; how Fast Food Nation has changed people's perspectives and actions; criticisms of Fast Food Nation and its message, contemporary perspectives on the food industry, such as commentary on various food "movements" including the global food movement and the local food movement, and commentary on food regulations"--The publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.