Paprika, Foie Gras, and Red Mud: The Politics of Materiality in the European Union

by Zsuzsa Gille

Book Overview

In this original and provocative study, Zsuzsa Gille examines three scandals that have shaken Hungary since it joined the European Union: the 2004 ban on paprika due to contamination, the 2008 boycott of Hungarian foie gras by Austrian animal rights activists, and the "red mud" spill of 2010, Hungary's worst environmental disaster. In each case, Gille analyzes how practices of production and consumption were affected by the proliferation of new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025301946X
• ISBN13: 9780253019462
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"