The Hungry Empire: How Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
| Publisher | The Bodley Head, Penguin Random House UK |
| Author photo/portrait | Terry Roopnaraine |
| Cover Art by | Robert Opie |
| Copyright Holder | Lizzie Collingham |
| Typeset by | Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. |
| Printed and Bound by | Clays Ltd, St Ives plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Great Britain |
| This Edition Published | 2017-08-10 |
| Copyright | 2017 |
| Pages / Font | 400 pages |
| ISBN | 978-1-847-92270-0 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847922708 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-1847922700 |
| Barcode | 9 781847 922700 |
| Edition No. | 1 |
| Price | UK £25.00 |
| Notes | Lizzie Collingham takes us on a wide-ranging culinary journey, charting the rise of sugar to its dominant position in our diets and locating the origins of the food industry in the imperial trade in provisions. Her innovative approach brings a fresh perspective to the making of the Empire, uncovering its decisive role in the shaping of the modern diet and revealing how virtually every meal we eat still contains a taste of empire. |
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