Food in wartime Britain: testimonies from the kitchen front (1939-1945)

"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. It reveals that while the food practices of the population were modified by rationi...

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Main Author: Chevalier, Natacha (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
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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. It reveals that while the food practices of the population were modified by rationing and food scarcity, social class and personal circumstances were a key dimension of the wartime food experience that demand to be taken into account in the historical narrative of the Home Front"--
Physical Description:1 online resource illustrations
ISBN:9780429429248
042942924X
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9780429769382
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