9780691138206 - Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee von Wilson, Bee (20 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Bad food has a history. "Swindled" tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above the health of consumers, food and drink have been tampered with in often horrifying ways—padded, diluted, contaminated, substituted, mislabeled, misnamed, or otherwise faked. "Swindled" gives a panoramic view of this history, from the leaded wine of the ancient Romans to today's food frauds—such as fake organics and the scandal of Chinese babies being fed bogus milk powder. Wilson pays special attention to nineteenth- and twentieth-century America and England and their roles in developing both industrial-scale food adulteration and the scientific ability to combat it. As "Swindled" reveals, modern science has both helped and hindered food fraudsters—increasing the sophistication of scams but also the means to detect them. The big breakthrough came in Victorian England when a scientist first put food under the microscope and found that much of what was sold as "genuine coffee" was anything but—and that you couldn't buy pure mustard in all of London. Arguing that industrialization, laissez-faire politics, and globalization have all hurt the quality of food, but also that food swindlers have always been helped by consumer ignorance, "Swindled" ultimately calls for both governments and individuals to be more vigilant. In fact, Wilson suggests, one of our best protections is simply to reeducate ourselves about the joys of food and cooking. "Bee Wilson is a terrific writer who tells great stories, and her book could not be more timely given what's going on in the Chinese food industry today."—Marion Nestle, author of "Food Politics" and "What to Eat""No other book tells the history of food adulteration in this way. "Swindled" is ambitious in its coverage and extremely well written."—Andrew F. Smith, editor of the "Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink" Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Light shelf wear. 1st edition. Signed by the author on the title page, price clipped jacket is bright and clean as , covered in a clear protective cover, text is bright with no marking or highlighting, binding is tight. Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975! Read but in very good condition. signed.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good in Dustjacket. 1st edition. Princeton. 2008. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780691138206. 400 pages. hardcover. keywords: History Food England Scandal. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Bad food has a history. SWINDLED tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above the health of consumers, food and drink have been tampered with in often horrifying ways--padded, diluted, contaminated, substituted, mislabeled, misnamed, or otherwise faked. SWINDLED gives a panoramic view of this history, from the leaded wine of the ancient Romans to today's food frauds--such as fake organics and the scandal of Chinese babies being fed bogus milk powder. Wilson pays special attention to nineteenth- and twentieth-century America and England and their roles in developing both industrial-scale food adulteration and the scientific ability to combat it. As SWINDLED reveals, modern science has both helped and hindered food fraudsters--increasing the sophistication of scams but also the means to detect them. The big breakthrough came in Victorian England when a scientist first put food under the microscope and found that much of what was sold as 'genuine coffee' was anything but--and that you couldn't buy pure mustard in all of London. Arguing that industrialization, laissez-faire politics, and globalization have all hurt the quality of food, but also that food swindlers have always been helped by consumer ignorance, SWINDLED ultimately calls for both governments and individuals to be more vigilant. In fact, Wilson suggests, one of our best protections is simply to reeducate ourselves about the joys of food and cooking. inventory #35883.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 384 pages, illustrated in b&w. "Think the food we eat today is adulterated and unsafe to eat? Read this book and be amazed our ancestors ever survived to their next meal." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Bad food has a history. "Swindled" tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above the health of consumers, food and drink have been tampered with in often horrifying ways—padded, diluted, contaminated, substituted, mislabeled, misnamed, or otherwise faked. "Swindled" gives a panoramic view of this history, from the leaded wine of the ancient Romans to today's food frauds—such as fake organics and the scandal of Chinese babies being fed bogus milk powder. Wilson pays special attention to nineteenth- and twentieth-century America and England and their roles in developing both industrial-scale food adulteration and the scientific ability to combat it. As "Swindled" reveals, modern science has both helped and hindered food fraudsters—increasing the sophistication of scams but also the means to detect them. The big breakthrough came in Victorian England when a scientist first put food under the microscope and found that much of what was sold as "genuine coffee" was anything but—and that you couldn't buy pure mustard in all of London. Arguing that industrialization, laissez-faire politics, and globalization have all hurt the quality of food, but also that food swindlers have always been helped by consumer ignorance, "Swindled" ultimately calls for both governments and individuals to be more vigilant. In fact, Wilson suggests, one of our best protections is simply to reeducate ourselves about the joys of food and cooking. "Bee Wilson is a terrific writer who tells great stories, and her book could not be more timely given what's going on in the Chinese food industry today."—Marion Nestle, author of "Food Politics" and "What to Eat""No other book tells the history of food adulteration in this way. "Swindled" is ambitious in its coverage and extremely well written."—Andrew F. Smith, editor of the "Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink" Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 384 pages; Clean, tight and bright little wear to note book or DJ. Mylar cover. Book solid and tight. Text block clean and pages tight. Illustrated.