{"product_id":"9781803281582","title":"Leftovers : A History of Food Waste and Preservation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Barnett, Eleanor \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistory: specific events \u0026amp; topics\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 March 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Apollo) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 28 | 288g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Bingeable’ – The Telegraph‘A book for our time’ – The Spectator‘[Barnett’s] an indefatigable researcher’ – The Mail on SundayA richly entertaining and topical history of food preservation and waste in Britain from the Elizabethan kitchen to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when a third of the food we produce globally is wasted, Eleanor Barnett opens a window on the everyday experiences of ordinary people in the past to reveal how factors such as religion, class and gender have historically shaped attitudes towards food waste.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeftovers deploys a wide historical lens to link the many ingenious ways in which our ancestors sought to extend the life of food – encompassing Tudor household management, Victorian public health initiatives and two World Wars – to such contemporary anxieties as climate change, globalisation, scientific advancement, poverty and inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480066478339,"sku":"9781803281582","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781803281582.jpg?v=1741604234","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781803281582","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}