British food policy during the First World War

Barnett, L. Margaret.

British food policy during the First World War [electronic resource] / L. Margaret Barnett. - London : Routledge, 2014. - xix, 241 p. : chart. - Routledge library editions. The First World War ; v. 1 . - Routledge library editions. The First World War ; v. 1. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Would Britain starve? The prewar debate -- 2. Initial responses to war. The focus on supply -- 3. An uphill struggle. Lord Selborne at the board of agriculture -- 4. Shipping and prices : incentives for control -- 5. The ministry of food -- 6. Labour and the new consumerism -- 7. American influence of British food policy : Herbert Hoover and the inter-allied trading system -- 8. The food production campaigns of 1917 and 1918 -- 9. Afterword.




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9781315781013 (e-book : PDF)


World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--Great Britain.


Great Britain--Economic policy.


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