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"'the book is rich in hoggish lore' - The Independent '[an] adept and focused history' - TLS 'Pig by Brett Mizelle is one of the amazing ""Animal"" series ... richly illustrated with both colour and black and white historical photos and drawings, older advertisements, and just plain whimsy ... compelling reading' - Gothic Epicures"

'the book is rich in hoggish lore' - The Independent '[an] adept and focused history' - TLS 'Pig by Brett Mizelle is one of the amazing ""Animal"" series ... richly illustrated with both colour and black and white historical photos and drawings, older advertisements, and just plain whimsy ... compelling reading' - Gothic Epicures

the book is rich in hoggish lore * <i>The Independent</i> * [an] adept and focused history * <i>TLS</i> * Seeing this amazing animal disected - in a literary sense - is in equal parts fascinating and frustrating. Fascinating, because pigs are such wonderful animals, full of joie de vivre and intelligence. Frustrating, because this is essentially a history of our subjugation, exploitation and murder of pigs on an almost unimaginable scale . . . an accessible overview and often captivating * <i>Resurgence</i> * The ruthless exploitation of the domesticated pig is amply documented in Pig alongside other more appealing chapters chronicling the many roles played by pigs in language, folklore, literature and art . . . informative and interesting. * <i>Veganviews</i> * Pig by Brett Mizelle is one of the amazing Animal series . . . richly illustrated with both colour and black and white historical photos and drawings, older advertisements, and just plain whimsy . . . compelling reading * Gothic Epicures * Brett Mizelle does not only presents facts, but writes in a vivid style with surprising facts . . . Brett Mizelles writing style is entertaining. Reading the book one considers the way people think of and treat not only pigs but animals in general. * <i>Suiform Soundings</i> *

'the book is rich in hoggish lore' - The Independent '[an] adept and focused history' - TLS 'Pig by Brett Mizelle is one of the amazing Animal series ... richly illustrated with both colour and black and white historical photos and drawings, older advertisements, and just plain whimsy ... compelling reading' - Gothic Epicures

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Brett Mizelle is Professor of History and Director of the American Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach.

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