Food, Science, Policy and Regulation in the 20th Century: International and Comparative Perspectives

Smith, David F. (Editor)/ Phillips, Jim (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0415235324 / ISBN 13: 9780415235327

Published by Routledge, 2001

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1st edition. 268 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Food, Science, Policy and Regulation in the 20th Century: International and Comparative Perspectives
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415235324
• ISBN 13: 9780415235327
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.64 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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, 1875–1938.