Hog Ties: What Pigs Tell Us about America


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part 1: Caring for Hogs and the Meaning of Life

Chapter 1: A Bit of an Explanation
Chapter 2: Porcine Wahinis
Chapter 3: Shit Happens


Part 2: Stepping Into It

Chapter 4: Swine Symbolism
Chapter 5: Hog Wars and Pig Politics
Chapter 6: Food Safety
Chapter 7: Swine Rights, Liberation, and Welfare
Chapter 8: Crapping Up and Cleaning Up the Environment
Chapter 9: Meet the Big Guys
Chapter 10: The Technological Edge


Part 3: Stepping Out of It

Chapter 11: So It Goes
Chapter 12: So We've Been Screwed
Chapter 13: So Who's Right
Chapter 14: More Shit Happens


Part 4: Stepping Back: Hog Memories, Fair and Foul

Chapter 15: Farming and Cyber-Swinology
Chapter 16: A Chat with Robin
Chapter 17: Farm Rhythms, Harmony, and Prophecy


Part 5: Disease, Body and Soul

Chapter 18: Some Swine Disease Science
Chapter 19: Contemplate "Eradicate"
Chapter 20: The Body Porcine


Part 6: Say it with Swine

Chapter 21: Multicultural Porcinalia
Chapter 22: Talking Life, Talking Hogs

Notes
Index