Description |
225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
From meat to meal : changes in diet in Scotland / A. Gibson and T.C. Smout -- Mortality and the European marriage system / E.A. Wrigley -- Dental caries in Britain from Roman times to the nineteenth century / W.J. Moore -- The influence of nutrition upon achievement in maritime history / James Watt -- The Irish workhouse diet, 1840-90 / E.M. Crawford -- Social-class trends in British diet, 1860-1980 / M. Nelson -- The British diet since the end of food rationing / D.H. Buss -- The Persian famine of 1870-72 : prices and politics / C.P. Melville -- Famine and food consumption records in early Soviet history, 1917-25 / S.G. Wheatcroft -- Obesity in a multicultural perspective / I. de Garine -- Changes in subsistence practices and diet in Papua New Guinea / S. Ulijaszek -- Stature and other indicators of development : comparisons in Thailand and the Philippines, Korea and Iran / C. Geissler |
Analysis |
Humans Nutrition History |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Diet -- Great Britain -- History.
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Food habits -- Great Britain -- History.
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Nutrition -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History.
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Diet -- history.
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Feeding Behavior -- history
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Author |
Geissler, Catherine.
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Oddy, Derek J.
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LC no. |
92043976 |
ISBN |
0718514505 |
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