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Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal

Author: Eric Schlosser
Publisher: Boston : Perennial, 2001.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Eric Schlosser
ISBN: 0395977894 9780395977897
OCLC Number: 1002337438
Description: 383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Responsibility: Eric Schlosser.

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A journalist explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.

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