Milk Craze : : Body, Science, and Hope in China / / Veronica S. W. Mak.
Why do the Chinese, who are mostly lactase non-persistent, suddenly thirst for milk today? Whether it is formula milk, fresh cow milk, or tea with condensed milk, the rocketing milk consumption and production in China are of increasing global food safety, health, and environmental concerns. Milk Cra...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2021 Part 2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Food in Asia and the Pacific
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Milk Consumption in China
- 1. Milk, Body, and Social Class in Ancient China
- 2. Dairy Farm, British Milk Tea, and Soy Milk in Milk Bottles
- 3. Global Capital, Local Culture, and Food Uncertainty
- 4. Bottle-Feeding as Love, Success, and Citizenship
- 5. Pharmaceutical Nexus: Creating Illness and Giving Hope
- Conclusion: The World Food Regime, the State, and the Medicalized Individual
- Notes
- References
- Index