Eating People is Wrong
Author | : Malcolm Bradbury |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780099184409 |
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Author | : Malcolm Bradbury |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780099184409 |
Author | : Malcolm Bradbury |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2012-06-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 144720560X |
Forty-year-old university professor Stuart Treece is rather set in his ways, and in the midst of the changing attitudes of the ’50s, his encounters with the younger generation are making him feel decidedly alien. When he falls disastrously in love with one of his students all his efforts to acclimatize are hilariously undermined. Timeless and brilliant, Eating People is Wrong is Malcolm Bradbury’s first novel, and established him as a master of satire.
Author | : Allan C. Hutchinson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2010-11-30 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1139495275 |
Great cases are those judicial decisions around which the common law develops. This book explores eight exemplary cases from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia that show the law as a living, breathing and down-the-street experience. It explores the social circumstances in which the cases arose and the ordinary people whose stories influenced and shaped the law as well as the characters and institutions (lawyers, judges and courts) that did much of the heavy lifting. By examining the consequences and fallout of these decisions, the book depicts the common law as an experimental, dynamic, messy, productive, tantalizing and bottom-up process, thereby revealing the diverse and uncoordinated attempts by the courts to adapt the law to changing conditions and shifting demands. Great cases are one way to glimpse the workings of the common law as an untidy but stimulating exercise in human judgment and social accomplishment.
Author | : Cormac Ó Gráda |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2020-10-13 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0691210314 |
New perspectives on the history of famine—and the possibility of a famine-free world Famines are becoming smaller and rarer, but optimism about the possibility of a famine-free future must be tempered by the threat of global warming. That is just one of the arguments that Cormac Ó Gráda, one of the world's leading authorities on the history and economics of famine, develops in this wide-ranging book, which provides crucial new perspectives on key questions raised by famines around the globe between the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries. The book begins with a taboo topic. Ó Gráda argues that cannibalism, while by no means a universal feature of famines and never responsible for more than a tiny proportion of famine deaths, has probably been more common during very severe famines than previously thought. The book goes on to offer new interpretations of two of the twentieth century’s most notorious and controversial famines, the Great Bengal Famine and the Chinese Great Leap Forward Famine. Ó Gráda questions the standard view of the Bengal Famine as a perfect example of market failure, arguing instead that the primary cause was the unwillingness of colonial rulers to divert food from their war effort. The book also addresses the role played by traders and speculators during famines more generally, invoking evidence from famines in France, Ireland, Finland, Malawi, Niger, and Somalia since the 1600s, and overturning Adam Smith’s claim that government attempts to solve food shortages always cause famines. Thought-provoking and important, this is essential reading for historians, economists, demographers, and anyone else who is interested in the history and possible future of famine.
Author | : Peter Cave |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2008-09-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1780740735 |
The sensational follow-up to the bestselling Can a Robot be Human In this stunning sequel to last Christmas' bestselling surprise hit, "Can a Robot be Human?", Peter Cave once again engages the reader in a romp through the best bits of philosophical thought. With the aid of tall stories, jokes, common sense and bizarre insights, Cave tackles some of life's most important questions and introduces the puzzles that will keep you pondering throughout the night. From encounters with bears (ethical dilemmas) to talking turkeys (the problem of induction), Cave storms through philosophy's classic conundrums with rapier wit and wisdom. Illustrated with quirky cartoons throughout, "What's Wrong With Eating People?" leaves no stone unturned, covering a smorgasbord of topics including logic, ethics, art and politics. It will provide a perfect gift for anyone who puzzles about the world!
Author | : Robert Gleave |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2015-04-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0748694242 |
This volume brings together some of the leading researchers on early Islamic history and thought to study the legitimacy of violence.
Author | : Jay Rayner |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1416591303 |
Marc Basset has a well-deserved reputation as a pitiless restaurant critic. When he writes a devastating review of a celebrated restaurant, the chef commits suicide, roasting himself in his own fan-assisted oven, with Basset's review pasted to the door. Suddenly Basset is moved to do something he has never done before: apologize. Startled by the widow's forgiveness and absolution, he feels unexpectedly euphoric. In an effort to maintain this newfound state of bliss, he decides to gorge himself on contrition by apologizing to every person he has ever done wrong. And that's just the beginning. After a series of virtuoso expressions of regret, word of Basset's mollifying power spreads, and he is tapped to become Chief Apologist for the United Nations. His job is to travel the globe in his own Gulfstream V private jet, apologizing for everything from colonialism through exploitation to slavery. It is a role that brings him fame, wealth, and access to a lot of very good chocolate. But in a world overdosing on emotion, does Marc Basset really have the stomach to become the sorriest man in history? Built of delicate layers of heinous crime, forgiveness, and outrageous gastronomy, Jay Rayner's hilarious new novel is an arch comedy of modern appetite and etiquette.
Author | : John Perry |
Publisher | : Random House Digital, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1582462682 |
What do little Sam Ruskin, sweet Victoria Glassford, and Mr. Singh, the security guard, have
Author | : Tracie McMillan |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2012-02-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439171955 |
A journalist traces her 2009 immersion into the national food system to explore how working-class Americans can afford to eat as they should, describing how she worked as a farm laborer, Wal-Mart grocery clerk, and Applebee's expediter while living within the means of each job.
Author | : Hal Herzog |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2011-08-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0061730858 |
Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What can we learn from biomedical research with mice? Who enjoys a better quality of life—–the chicken destined for your dinner plate or the rooster in a Saturday night cockfight? Why is it wrong to eat the family dog? Drawing on more than two decades of research into the emerging field of anthrozoology, the science of human–animal relations, Hal Herzog offers an illuminating exploration of the fierce moral conundrums we face every day regarding the creatures with whom we share our world. Alternately poignant, challenging, and laugh-out-loud funny—blending anthropology, behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy—this enlightening and provocative book will forever change the way we look at our relationships with other creatures and, ultimately, how we see ourselves.