The exploding global consumption of meat is implicated in momentous but greatly underappreciated problems, and industrial livestock production is the driving fo

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat. The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'foo

The exploding global consumption of meat is implicated in momentous but greatly underappreciated problems, and industrial livestock production is the driving fo

Parrots and snakes, wild cats and monkeys---exotic pets can now be found everywhere from skyscraper apartments and fenced suburban backyards to roadside petting

This volume addresses in detail both livestock’s role in climate change and the impacts of climate change on livestock production and reproduction. Apart from