Food: A British History, 1800–1914
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British history
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Food production
Food science
forthcoming
historical food insecurity Britain
History of cooking
History of cuisine
industrial revolution diet
nineteenth-century social reform
poverty and malnutrition
public health history
Victorian nutrition
workhouse food policy
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- ISBN 9781032435930
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This four-volume collection brings together primary sources on British food during the long nineteenth century. Volumes explore manufacturing and markets, food and the body, cooking and cuisine, and food catering and culture. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of Food History.
Peter Atkins is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Durham. His principal interest over several decades has been food history, with particular reference to perishable foodstuffs, and the geography of food generally.
