| Description |
383 pages, 16 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
American way: The founding fathers. Your trusted friends. Behind the counter. Success -- Meat and potatoes: Why the fries taste good. On the range. Cogs in the great machine. The most dangerous job. What's in the meat . Global realization -- Epilogue: Have it your way -- Afterword: The meaning of mad cow |
| Summary |
Presents an examination of the fast food industry, tracing its history and discussing how it arose in postwar America, as well as the impact it has had on economy, food production, and popular culture |
| Notes |
"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company ... First Perennial edition published 2002. First Harper Perennial edition published 2005 ... Reprint. Originally published: New York : Houghton Mifflin, 2001"--Title page verso |
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Includes: P.S. : insights, interviews & more |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-361) and index |
| Notes |
ALA Notable Books, 2002 |
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Tayshas Reading Commended, 2002 |
| Subject |
Convenience foods -- United States.
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Fast food restaurants -- United States.
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Food industry and trade -- United States.
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Dietary Fats.
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Feeding Behavior.
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Food Analysis.
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Feeding Behavior.
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Restaurants.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| ISBN |
0060838582 |
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006116139X |
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143951254X |
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9780060838584 |
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9780061161391 |
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9781439512548 |
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