Once and Future Cow

Agency, Appetite, and the Anthropocene

AvAndrew Kettler,Charlton W. Yingling

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This groundbreaking book shows how cows' choices have influenced the economic, agricultural, and socio-political development of the Americas.Tracing the interconnected transformations of cattle, land, and labor from the 18th-century colonial Caribbean to the early national period of the 19th century to the present day, Kettler and Yingling demonstrate how cows impact on nearly every major aspect of development in the Americas, including colonization, slavery, our ability to objectify animals we consume, our current foodways, environmental degradation, and the climate emergency. Bringing together research from many fields, but proceeding always in a straightforward, chronological, historical manner underrepresented in other areas of animal studies, this book ultimately restores cattle as subjects of their own lives who in seeking to escape exploitation have deeply affected the legal, property, and geographical frameworks that haunt us today.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-05
Mått:156 x 232 x 16 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350568266

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Andrew Kettler is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, USA.Charlton W. Yingling is Associate Professor of History at the University of Louisville, USA.

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Charlton Yingling and Andrew Kettle show how our cattle-centric culture is a relatively recent development. And, in this, they offer hope: for if our culture’s red meat hunger hasn’t always been with us, change is possible. Their truly original book illustrates the urgency of seeing cattle as agents, not objects, when exploring historical records and addressing staggering ethical problems. These are among the reasons The Once and Future Cow is a tour de force, both timely and bold, arresting and illuminating.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. States of Being: Agency and Animalia1. Considering Cattle and the Colonial Caribbean2. Tasting Cattle in New Ways3. Conscious Cows: Sugar, Pens, and Policy4. Denying Empathy in Modernity5. Contemplating Cruelty6. Biopower Over the Once and Future CowConclusion: Contemporary Consequences of Consuming CattleBibliographyIndex