Pyrrhic Progress: The History of Antibiotics in Anglo-American

Pyrrhic ProgressThe History of Antibiotics in Anglo-American Food Production\nAuthor(s): Claas Kirchhelle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813591476, 978-0813591476\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2021 Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize from the British Agricultural History Society\n2020Choice Outstanding Academic Title\nWinner of the 2020 Turriano Prize from ICOHTEC\nShort-listed and highly commended for the Antibiotic Guardian Award from Public Health England\nLong-listed for the Michel Don Prize from the Royal Irish Academy\n Pyrrhic Progress analyses over half a century of antibiotic use, regulation, and resistance in US and British food production. Mass-introduced after 1945, antibiotics helped revolutionize post-war agriculture. Food producers used antibiotics to prevent and treat disease, protect plants, preserve food, and promote animals' growth. Many soon became dependent on routine antibiotic use to su.