Eating on the Move from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

This book focuses on food and meals consumed during travel since the transport revolution and examines the ways in which the introduction of new forms of transport (propelled by steam and petrol engines), not only affected the way people travel but also led to a transformation in the way we eat.

Eating on board a train is different from eating on a ship, and the same is true for other forms of transport. Such differences are not simply a question of quality or variations of menu; a unique history has defined each of these different situations, a history which is still largely to be studied. This volume contains contributions from a mix of established food historians and young researchers. Social and economic history overlap with cultural history approaches and forays into the fields of linguistics and art, confirming that the field of food history, and more generally food studies, is by definition a field of transdisciplinary and border research.

This volume will be of interest for scholars within the field of food history, food studies, and food culture, as well as social and cultural historians dealing with industrialization or social policy.

Rita d’Errico is Associate Professor of Economic History at Roma Tre University, Italy. In recent years, her research has been focused on agricultural history, the typicity of foods, and the food preservation industry. In 2016, she co-edited Cheese Manufacturing in the Twentieth Century. The Italian Experience in an International Context.

Stefano Magagnoli is Full Professor of Economic History at the University of Parma, Italy. His research of the last two decades focused on food history, with particular reference to the ‘invention of typicality’ and reputation. Recently he co-edited Réputation et marché. Produits, origines et marques: perspectives historiques, 2021.

Peter Scholliers is Emeritus Professor of History at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His current interest is in the history of bread in Europe since the late 18th century. A recent publication: Pastry for the working classes (Belgium, 1880–1914), Global Food History, 8: 4 (2022). More information: https://researchportal.vub.be/en/persons/peter-scholliers.

Peter J. Atkins is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Durham, UK. His principal interest over several decades has been food history, with particular reference to perishable foodstuffs. Recently he co-edited Food History: A Feast of the Senses in Europe, 1750 to the Present, 2021.