Poultry Science, Chicken Culture A Partial Alphabet

Name: Poultry Science, Chicken Culture A Partial Alphabet
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ISBN: 9780813554211

ISBN-10: 0813554217

ISBN-13: 9780813554211

Edition: 2010

Authors: Susan M. Squier

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Poultry Science, Chicken Cultureis a collection of engrossing, witty, and thought-provoking essays about the chicken-the familiar domestic bird that has played an intimate part in our cultural, scientific, social, economic, legal, and medical practices and concerns since ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Organized as a primer, the book reaches beyond narrow disciplines to discover why individuals are so fascinated with the humble, funny, overlooked, and omnipresent chicken.Spanning fascinating and diverse fields, Susan Merrill Squier assesses the chicken as the focus of film, photography, and visual art in many media; details some of the roles played by chickens and eggs in the development…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 11/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Why Chickens?



Augury



Biology



Culture



Disability



Epidemic



Fellow-Feeling



Gender



Hybridity



Inauguration


Conclusion: Zen of the Hen


Notes


References


Index