Abstract
This chapter uses a new source to shed some light on the story of food consumption in Britain during the Second World War, and, in doing so, to examine wider issues relating to the study of food consumption in history. We touch on the existing literature on food, and then use the evidence of some wartime letters to comment upon it. We then show how this new evidence can advance current debates on gender and class in the Second World War.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 2006 Paul Brassley and Angela Potter
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Brassley, P., Potter, A. (2006). A View From the Top: Social Elites and Food Consumption in Britain, 1930s–1940s. In: Trentmann, F., Just, F. (eds) Food and Conflict in Europe in the Age of the Two World Wars. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230597495_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230597495_10
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-54107-2
Online ISBN: 978-0-230-59749-5
eBook Packages: Palgrave History CollectionHistory (R0)