Fast Food Nation
 | author: Eric Schlosser asin: 0060838582 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $10.17 USD |
Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning. Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from California's subdivisions, where the business was born, to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike, where many of fast food's flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths -- from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.
Comments
The dark side
His is not really a book about Disney but it does make an interesting read for those who like to read about the darker side of the company.
The reason I thought to review it here is that there are a lot of tie-ins and comparisons with the Walt Disney Company and its founder. The early links between Walt Disney and Ray Kroc founder of MacDonald’s.
The book also offers a glimpse of some of the rumors of Walt’s relationship with organized labor etc.
Over all I wouldn’t describe this as a Disney book but as a reference work with an obvious emphasis on the fast food side of the business.