Cultures of milk : the biology and meaning of dairy products in the United States and India

"Milk is the only food mammals produce naturally to feed their offspring. The human species is the only one that takes milk from other animals and consumes it beyond weaning age. Cultures of Milk contrasts the practices of the world's two leading milk producers, India and the United States...

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Main Author Wiley, Andrea S., 1962- (Author)
Corporate Author EBSCO Publishing (firma)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2014
Subjects
mléko > Indie
mléko > Spojené státy Americké
mléčné výrobky
milk > India
milk > United States
dairy products
monografie
srovnávací studie
elektronické knihy
monographs
comparative studies
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780674369696
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xi, 193 stran) : ilustrace

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : cultures of milk
  • A brief social history of milk consumption in the United States
  • A history of milk in India
  • Diversity in dairy : cows, buffalo, and nonmammalian milks
  • Milk as a children's food : growth and the meanings of milk for children
  • Conclusion : milk, biology, and culture in India and the United States.

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