| Publication |
Oxford, Heinemann, 1997.
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| Description |
32pBlack Spine
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| Series |
History of Britain
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| Summary/Abstract |
Food and farming is an informative look at the development of agriculture, foods and diet, from the first Britons working their small plots, Roman estates and medieval practices, to enclosure, imported food stuffs, mechanization and today's huge agrobusiness.
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| Contents |
Hunters and farmers
Villas and vines
Hardwork on the farm
Combatting starvation
The garden grows
Royal feasts
New world, new foods
A farming revolution
Machines on the farm
Fresh and preserved food
Rich, poor or middle class?
War and rationing
Factory, farms, fast food
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| Standard Number |
043105732X Pb.
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