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Porkopolis: American Animality, Standardized Life, and the Factory Farm,Used
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In the 1990s a small midwestern American town approved the construction of a massive pork complex, where almost 7 million hogs are birthed, raised, and killed every year. In Porkopolis Alex Blanchette explores how this rural community has been reorganized around the life and death cycles of corporate pigs. Drawing on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork, Blanchette immerses readers into the workplaces that underlie modern meat, from slaughterhouses and corporate offices to artificial insemination barns and bonerendering facilities. He outlines the deep humanhog relationships and intimacies that emerge through intensified industrialization, showing how even the most mundane human action, such as a wayward touch, could have serious physical consequences for animals. Corporations' pursuit of a perfectly uniform, standardized pigone that can yield materials for over 1000 productscreates social and environmental instabilities that transform human lives and livelihoods. Throughout Porkopolis, which includes dozens of images by awardwinning photographer Sean Sprague, Blanchette uses factory farming to rethink the fraught state of industrial capitalism in the United States today.
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- Q: What is the main focus of the book 'Porkopolis'? A: The book 'Porkopolis' focuses on the impact of industrial pig farming on a midwestern American town, exploring the complex relationships between humans and pigs within the context of modern capitalism.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Porkopolis'? A: The author of 'Porkopolis' is Alex Blanchette.
- Q: How many pages does 'Porkopolis' have? A: 'Porkopolis' contains 320 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does the book 'Porkopolis' have? A: 'Porkopolis' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Porkopolis' published? A: 'Porkopolis' was published on May 8, 2020.
- Q: What themes are explored in 'Porkopolis'? A: 'Porkopolis' explores themes such as corporate agriculture, the human-animal relationship, and the social and environmental impacts of factory farming.
- Q: Are there any images included in 'Porkopolis'? A: Yes, 'Porkopolis' includes dozens of images by award-winning photographer Sean Sprague.
- Q: Is 'Porkopolis' suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'Porkopolis' is suitable for academic study, particularly in fields like anthropology, sociology, and agricultural studies due to its ethnographic research approach.
- Q: What is the condition of the book 'Porkopolis'? A: 'Porkopolis' is in new condition.
- Q: Does 'Porkopolis' discuss the environmental impact of factory farming? A: Yes, 'Porkopolis' discusses the environmental instabilities caused by the pursuit of uniformity in industrial pig farming.