Food, Science, Policy and Regulation in the Twentieth Century: International and Comparative Perspectives
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This highly topical book offers a comprehensive study of the interaction of food, politics and science over the last hundred years. A range of important case studies, from pasteurisation in Britain to the E coli outbreak offers new material for those interested in science policy and the role of expertise in modern political culture.
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Weight: 520g
Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
Publication Date: 21 Jan 2016
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781138974456
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David F. Smith lectures in the history of medicine at the University of Aberdeen. He has long-standing interests in the history of nutrition and edited Nutrition in Britain. He co-ordinates the Wellcome-Trust-funded project on the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak. Jim Phillips lectures in economic and social history at the University of Glasgow. He has written widely on British labour economic and social history. His co-authored publications include articles on food adulteration arsenic poisoning and milk safety and Cheated Not Poisoned: Food Regulation in the United Kingdom 18751938.