Fast Food Nation

the dark side of the all-American meal

Paperback, 383 pages

English language

Published July 14, 2006 by Harper Perennial.

ISBN:
978-0-06-083858-4
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OCLC Number:
780787848

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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 here 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 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. (back cover)

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Subjects

  • Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
  • Sociology - General
  • History
  • Food Industry Services
  • United States - General
  • Business / Economics / Finance
  • Social History
  • History: American
  • Nutrition
  • Corporate & Business History - General
  • United States
  • Convenience foods
  • Fast food restaurants
  • Food industry and trade