“Nicholas Bauch navigates the reader from the microscale of bodily organs and bacteria to the macroscale of the nation. Written in engaging and lucid prose, A Geography of Digestion blurs the boundaries between inside and outside, between the inner geographies of the human body and their projection on the landscape. Thoroughly researched, captivating, and compellingly geographical, this is one of those rare academic books you will find hard to put down.”—Veronica della Dora, Royal Holloway, University of London
“A Geography of Digestion tells a fascinating story that connects the Kelloggs; the rise of the Adventist tradition; the Battle Creek Sanitarium; new scientific ideas about nature, nutrition, health, and agriculture; germ theory; waste disposal infrastructure; and a variety of emerging technologies and economies. I know of no other work that draws such rich connections for this moment in time. Scholarly and lay readers alike will enjoy Bauch’s talent for writing the body, technology, and socio-nature.”—Dawn Day Biehler, author of Pests in the City: Flies, Bedbugs, Cockroaches, and Rats