The Chicken: A Natural History

by Joseph Barber

Book Overview

In September 2009, The New Yorker magazine ran a feature proclaiming the chicken as the new "It Bird." The article celebrated the return of the backyard chicken and found in it the perfect convergence of economic, gastronomic, and emotional matters of the moment. It is certainly true that in the last few years, chickens have undergone an image makeover so astonishing that it should be studied by marketing consultants. The Chicken...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937994031
• ISBN13: 9781937994037
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Race Point Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 9.3"