First Helpings

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A History of Children and Food

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

249 kr

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What should children eat and why? How should they eat it and what should they learn about food? Answers to questions like these have differed over time. First Helpings explores the relationship between children and food in history, drawing on a rich variety of social records, cookery and etiquette books and children’s literature. Topics covered include breast versus bottle feeding, the difference between ‘adult’ and ‘children’s’ food and drink, table manners, school meals and learning to cook. Albon and Palmer discuss wider social issues, such as teaching children about the ethics of food choices, the role children have played in food production and the ever-present scandal of hungry children in society. First Helpings provides a unique look at childhood and eating that relates past to present and considers ways forward.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-04-27
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor312
FörlagReaktion Books
ISBN9781836391814

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"The authors shine a light on the impact of hunger on children and their families and the book highlights how food is interwoven in everyday life and in the collective memory, which has an impact on the life course. An excellent book which leads all of us to think hard about these issues." - Gurpinder Singh Lalli, Professor at University of Wolverhampton School of Education and author of Schools, Food and Social Learning"Albon and Palmer bring us authentic voices of children and how their “foodways” have changed over time. The excellent selection of their voices and images is salutary and by turns celebratory. I recommend this fascinating book and ask for more." - Penny Lawrence, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, UCL Institute of Education