{"product_id":"2026200005393-secondhand-the-broilerhouse-society","title":"The Broilerhouse Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Light foxing on book block, pages otherwise fine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prescient and biting work of social commentary that compares modern citizens to factory-farmed chickens. Goldring argues that as society becomes increasingly organized, efficient, and centrally heated, the human experience is becoming as \"tasteless and flavorless\" as a mass-produced meal. He explores the psychological toll of living in highly controlled environments—specifically the high-rise apartment blocks and suburban \"nesting cages\" of the late 1960s—where communal spaces like pubs and cinemas are traded for the isolated convenience of television and home delivery. It is a sharp critique of the \"gilded cage\" of consumerism and the loss of unscripted human interaction in exchange for a manufactured, stress-filled \"satisfaction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750383136987,"sku":"2026200005393-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/afc0d173-6f1c-4362-bc02-24a0e3c937d7.png?v=1778095809","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200005393-secondhand-the-broilerhouse-society","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}