**Career and Education**:
– B.A. in philosophy from Georgetown University in 1991
– Ed.M. from Harvard University in 1994
– M.A. in American studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996
– Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University in 2001
– Won the Walter Muir Whitehill Prize in Early American History in 2000
**Animal Rights Advocacy**:
– Authored ‘The Modern Savage: Our Unthinking Decision to Eat Animals’ in 2015
– Criticizes locavore movement for slaughtering animals despite preaching compassionate care
– Supports animal rights and veganism
– Book positively reviewed by biologist Marc Bekoff
– Views on agriculture and animal husbandry criticized by Joel Salatin
**Publications and Reviews**:
– Books include ‘The Pecan: A History of America’s Native Nut’ (2013), ‘Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly’ (2009), among others
– Peer-reviewed articles on various topics related to food history and culture
– Popular articles like ‘Meat Makes the Planet Thirsty’ (2014) and ‘The Evidence for a Vegan Diet’ (2012)
– Positive and critical reviews of McWilliams’ works by various experts and publications
**Environmental Impact of Food Production**:
– Free-range pork may carry more dangerous bacteria and parasites than caged pork
– Chicken fed with melamine-tainted gluten from China was consumed by millions of Americans
– Statistics on carbon emissions from shipping lamb and food transportation
– Discussion on the environmental implications of different food production practices
**Vegetarianism and Animal Rights Movement**:
– Notable vegetarianism-related publications and historical figures
– Chefs and authors promoting vegetarianism
– Extensive list of individuals supporting vegetarianism and animal rights
– Importance of vegetarianism and animal rights in historical and contemporary literature
James E. McWilliams (born 28 November 1968) is professor of history at Texas State University. He specializes in American history, of the colonial and early national period, and in the environmental history of the United States. He also writes for The Texas Observer and the History News Service, and has published a number of op-eds on food in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today. Some of his most popular articles advocate veganism.
James E. McWilliams | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Georgetown University (B.A., 1991); Harvard University (Ed.M., 1994); University of Texas at Austin (M.A., 1996); Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 2001) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
| Notable work | Just Food: How Locavores are Endangering the Future of Food and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly (2009), American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT (2008) |
| Spouse | Leila McWilliams (1995–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | James McWilliams: Texas State University |