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Podcast: New Books in Food
Episode: Veronica S. W. Mak, "Milk Craze: Body, Science, and Hope in China" (U Hawaii Press, 2021)
Description: Veronika Makâs Milk Craze: Body, Science, and Hope in China (U of Hawaii Press, 2021) mixes historical and ethnographic research on milk to understand the morality politics of class, labor, and identity in modern Hong Kong and the Shunde area of Guangdong. Beginning with the historical âmilkscapesâ of ancient China, Makâs book explores the influence of British colonization on dairy culture in Hong Kong; the role of governments and corporations in making China one of the worldâs largest producers and consumers of cowâs milk; and the medicalization and moralization of practices and identities around milk, breastmilk, and infant formu...