Food in Wartime Britain - Testimonies From the Kitchen Front (19391945)

Based on deep analysis of Mass Observation wartime diaries, Food in Wartime Britain explores the food experience of the British middle classes in their own words throughout the course of the Second World War. It reveals that, while the food practices of the population were modified by rationing and food scarcity, social class and personal circumstances were key dimensions of the wartime food experience that demand to be taken into account in the historical narrative of the Home Front.

List of contents

Introduction, sources and methodology; Part I: The British and their food; 1. British eating habits: a short history; 2. Food and social classes; 3. Food management in wartime; Part II: Testimonies from the Kitchen Front; 4. The diarists and their diaries; 5. The Kitchen Front; Epilogue and conclusion

About the author

Natacha Chevalier is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

Summary

Based on deep analysis of Mass Observation wartime diaries, Food in Wartime Britain explores the food experience of the British middle-classes from their own words throughout the course of the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: Natacha Chevalier, Natacha (University of Sussex Chevalier
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781032237046
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223704-6
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Routledge Studies in Second World War History
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, Social & cultural history, Cookery / food & drink etc, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, Cookery / food and drink / food writing