Pelican Books, 1968, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, reprint
age and toning of the page edges, otherwise clean and free of annotation. Illustrated with tables, and a central section of 12 black-and-white pages of plates. Indexed. There are some surprising conclusions in this engaging survey of British dietary and social change in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book shows how the Victorian scope of the vast logistics problems of feeding their new super cities; how until the 1870s many foods were adulterated with poisonous substances and how under the pressure of war and social unrest National nutritional planning greatly became accepted as an essential part of the Welfare state. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 368 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Sociology & Culture; England; History. Inventory No: 0241226.
age and toning of the page edges, otherwise clean and free of annotation. Illustrated with tables, and a central section of 12 black-and-white pages of plates. Indexed. There are some surprising conclusions in this engaging survey of British dietary and social change in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book shows how the Victorian scope of the vast logistics problems of feeding their new super cities; how until the 1870s many foods were adulterated with poisonous substances and how under the pressure of war and social unrest National nutritional planning greatly became accepted as an essential part of the Welfare state. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 368 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Sociology & Culture; England; History. Inventory No: 0241226.