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| Author | John Robbins |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
Diet for a New America is a 1987 book byJohn Robbins.[1] The book links the impacts offactory farming on human health,animal welfare and the environment, in an "animal-rights, pro-environment, vegetarian message."[1] In 1991,KCET produced it as the documentary,Diet for a New America: Your Health, Your Planet.[2]
Colman McCarthy andCleveland Amory comparedDiet for a New America toRachel Carson's 1962 bookSilent Spring.[1][3] In an editorial forThe Washington Post andFinger Lakes Times McCarthy writes: "Robbins has written a book that is the pioneering match of Aldo Leopold'sSand County Almanac, John Rawls'A Theory of Justice, and Rachel Carson'sSilent Spring."[3]
Marian Burros ofThe New York Times writes: "Much of what Mr. Robbins has to say about diet in this country is unremarkable: we eat too much meat and dairy products. Much of what Mr. Robbins has to say about the inhumane treatment of animals onfactory farms is correct. But Mr. Robbins undermines his case by exaggerating; facts mix with factoids and anecdotes."[1]
In 1990, thePhil Donahue Show featured celebrities andJohn Robbins talking about vegetarianism andDiet for a New America.[4]
In 1988, Robbins founded EarthSave, a non-profit organization promoting vegetarianism. Its purpose was to channel into action the reader response toDiet for a New America.[5]
In 2012, a 25th anniversary edition of the book was released in paperback,[6] audiobook, and electronic formats.
Robbins has written a book that is the pioneering match of Aldo Leopold'sSand County Almanac, John Rawls'A Theory of Justice, and Rachel Carson'sSilent Spring
The EarthSave Foundation was founded in 1988 by celebrated author John Robbins. EarthSave was the direct result of the overwhelming reader response to the 1987 publication Diet for a New America.
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