{"product_id":"9781803281582","title":"Leftovers : A History of Food Waste and Preservation by Eleanor Barnett","description":"‘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.\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,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 352 pages","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46067534790883,"sku":"9781803281582","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781803281582.jpg?v=1740735097","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781803281582","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}