Vegetarianism and veganism : a reference handbook /

This detailed and comprehensive overview of meat-free diets introduces readers to their long history in human cultures and analyzes some of the important questions and issues surrounding their practice in today's world. The text illustrates the rich background of individuals who have promoted a...

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Main Author: Newton, David E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]
Series:Contemporary world issues.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:This detailed and comprehensive overview of meat-free diets introduces readers to their long history in human cultures and analyzes some of the important questions and issues surrounding their practice in today's world. The text illustrates the rich background of individuals who have promoted and practiced vegetarianism throughout the ages; describes some reasons that people choose to become vegetarians or vegans; discusses the positive and negative nutritional issues involved in living a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle; and comments on reasons that some people have (sometimes strong) opposition to vegetarian and/or vegan lifestyles.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (252 unnumbered pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781440867644
144086764X