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Author Warren, Wilson J.

Title Tied to the great packing machine : the Midwest and meatpacking / by Wilson J. Warren.

Imprint Iowa City : University of Iowa, c2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  338.476649 W256t 2007    ---  Available
Description xii, 317 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-300) and index.
Contents The industrial center of the country: the Midwest and meatpacking -- pt. 1. Economics. -- It was all so very businesslike: industrial evolution -- A thing as tremendous as the universe: economic impacts -- pt. 2. Culture. -- The families had all been of different nationalities: social dynamics -- Benefits of a more substantial nature: workplace rights and quality of community life -- With all her soul upon her work: women and packing employment -- I'm glad I'm not a hog: a killing industry's ethics -- Fresh meats must be had: U.S. meat consumption -- pt. 3. Environment. -- That smelt like the craters of hell: site-point pollution and other public health threats -- The cost of fodder: reshaping the agro-industrial environment -- To fix his hopes upon a future life: the future of Midwestern meatpacking.
Subject Packing-houses -- Middle West.
Agricultural industries -- Middle West.
Agricultural industries -- Environmental aspects -- Middle West.
Middle West -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
ISBN 1587295369 (hbk.)
9781587295362 (hbk.)
Standard No. YDXCP 2496492
AU@ 000042109801

 
    
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