The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World - Lizzie Collingham - Books - Vintage Publishing - 9781847922700 - August 10, 2017
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The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World


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Shows how the British created a global network of commerce and trade in foodstuffs that moved people and plants from one continent to another, re-shaping landscapes and culinary tastes. This book charts the rise of sugar to its dominant position in our diets and locates the origins of the food industry in the imperial trade in provisions.


400 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released August 10, 2017
ISBN13 9781847922700
Publishers Vintage Publishing
Pages 400
Dimensions 258 × 166 × 40 mm   ·   810 g

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