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 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. |
Contents
Food and social classes | |
Food management in wartime | |
The diarists and their diaries | |
The Kitchen Front | |
Epilogue and conclusion | |
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Food in Wartime Britain: Testimonies from the Kitchen Front (1939-1945) Natacha Chevalier No preview available - 2020 |
Food in Wartime Britain: Testimonies from the Kitchen Front 1939-1945 Natacha Chevalier No preview available - 2020 |
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