Cultures of Milk

by Andrea S. Wiley

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. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674729056
• ISBN13: 9780674729056
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"