© Columbia University Press
Sacred Cow, Mad Cow: A History of Food Fears
November, 2005
Cloth, 416 pages, none
ISBN: 978-0-231-13192-6
$35.00
/ £24.00
"Ferrières cuts across historiographic heritages with intelligence and uncommon pertinence." — Le Monde
"Ferrieres' accomplishment provides a historical foundation for anyone interested in development of public policy regarding what we eat." — Booklist
"Its scholarly foundation is solid and extensive... She has read well and has chosen her texts... with care." — Priscilla Ferguson, Journal of Modern History
"An impressively researched addition to the Arts and Traditions of the Table Series... Filled with choice nuggets of food lore." — Kirkus
"A study that has fascinating contemporary echoes... It is a dense but rewarding book." — John Postgate, Times Literary Supplement
"Well composed and excellently translated... a delightful excursion... Recommended." — Choice
"Scholarly, densely written but fascinating." — Ingebord Boyens, Globe and Mail
"Sticks to a rich and well-exploited range of historical sources... Ferrieres argues convincingly." — W. F. Bynum, Nature
"An original and useful book." — David F. Smith, American Historical Review
"Truly groundbreaking." — Richard Pillsbury, The Historian
"Ferrières brilliantly demonstrates that humans have always been preoccupied with food in one way or another, arguing that in modern times fundamental fears about starvation
have been replaced with worries over health risks or the perceived dangers of industrialized foods." — Barbara Haber, author of From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon
History of American Cooks and Meals