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 from their own words throughout the course of the Second World War.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Natacha Chevalier, Natacha (University of Sussex Chevalier
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781138368408
• ISBN: 978-1-138-36840-8
• Pagine: 156
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Second World War History
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie