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Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That`s a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.
Schlosser`s myth-shattering survey stretches from California`s subdivisions, where the business was born, to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike, where many of fast food`s flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths -- from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.
- Author:
- Schlosser, Eric
- ISBN:
- 9780060838584
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 383
- Publish Date:
- 07/01/2005
- Publisher:
- Perennial
- Language:
- English
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