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Author: David F. Smith ,
H. Lesley Diack ,
T. Hugh Pennington ,
Elizabeth S. Russell
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781843831389
ISBN 10: 1843831384
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 15 July 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
Fascinating, detailed and articulate. [...] A thoroughly researched and intensive study into a very overlooked episode in British public health. * BULLETIN of the HISTORY of MEDICINE (US) * [A] handsome book...thoroughly researched and carefully written book helpfully extends our understanding of food policy. * MEDICAL HISTORY * Carefully planned, clearly written, and meticulously researched, it offers an intriguing if unedifying insight into the operations, considerations, and negotiations extant in the corridors of British power. [...] Despite the authors' expressed hopes for the new British Food Standards Agency, their final sobering observation is of the potential similarities between 1964 and current issues of trade with China and the risks presented by avian influenza. * THE JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES * This well-constructed book is informative and extremely readable; it is an ideal tool for the undergraduate or postgraduate scholar studying food history or public health. Strongly recommended. * RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE HISTORY OF FOOD & DRINK *
Fascinating, detailed and articulate. [...] A thoroughly researched and intensive study into a very overlooked episode in British public health. BULLETIN of the HISTORY of MEDICINE (US) [A] handsome book...thoroughly researched and carefully written book helpfully extends our understanding of food policy. MEDICAL HISTORY Carefully planned, clearly written, and meticulously researched, it offers an intriguing if unedifying insight into the operations, considerations, and negotiations extant in the corridors of British power. [...] Despite the authors' expressed hopes for the new British Food Standards Agency, their final sobering observation is of the potential similarities between 1964 and current issues of trade with China and the risks presented by avian influenza. THE JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES This well-constructed book is informative and extremely readable; it is an ideal tool for the undergraduate or postgraduate scholar studying food history or public health. Strongly recommended. RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE HISTORY OF FOOD & DRINK
Fascinating, detailed and articulate. (...) A thoroughly researched and intensive study into a very overlooked episode in British public health. BULLETIN of the HISTORY of MEDICINE (US) (A) handsome book...thoroughly researched and carefully written book helpfully extends our understanding of food policy. MEDICAL HISTORYCarefully planned, clearly written, and meticulously researched, it offers an intriguing if unedifying insight into the operations, considerations, and negotiations extant in the corridors of British power. (...) Despite the authors' expressed hopes for the new British Food Standards Agency, their final sobering observation is of the potential similarities between 1964 and current issues of trade with China and the risks presented by avian influenza. THE JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIESThis well-constructed book is informative and extremely readable; it is an ideal tool for the undergraduate or postgraduate scholar studying food history or public health. Strongly recommended. RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE HISTORY OF FOOD & DRINK
Fascinating, detailed and articulate. (...) A thoroughly researched and intensive study into a very overlooked episode in British public health. BULLETIN of the HISTORY of MEDICINE (US) (A) handsome book...thoroughly researched and carefully written book helpfully extends our understanding of food policy. MEDICAL HISTORYCarefully planned, clearly written, and meticulously researched, it offers an intriguing if unedifying insight into the operations, considerations, and negotiations extant in the corridors of British power. (...) Despite the authors' expressed hopes for the new British Food Standards Agency, their final sobering observation is of the potential similarities between 1964 and current issues of trade with China and the risks presented by avian influenza. THE JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIESThis well-constructed book is informative and extremely readable; it is an ideal BRITISH STUDIESThis well-constructed book is informative and extremely readable; it is an ideal tool for the undergraduate or postgraduate scholar studying
Author Information
David F. Smith is Lecturer in the History of Medicine at Aberdeen University, Scotland. H. Lesley Diack is Research Fellow at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.
