The food companions : cinema and consumption in wartime Britain, 1939-45 / Richard Farmer.
Series: Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)Publication details: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Description: xvi, 256 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780719083136; 0719083133Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Motion pictures and the war | Rationing -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Motion pictures in propaganda -- Great Britain -- HistoryDDC classification: 791.43094109044 LOC classification: PN 1993.5 .G7 | F375 2011Summary: The introduction of rationing ensured that food became a central concern for the British people during the Second World War. 'The Food Companions' investigates the cinema of this period and demonstrates the cultural impact that rationing and food control had on both government propaganda and commercial feature films.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.
Includes filmography (p. [237]-242).
The introduction of rationing ensured that food became a central concern for the British people during the Second World War. 'The Food Companions' investigates the cinema of this period and demonstrates the cultural impact that rationing and food control had on both government propaganda and commercial feature films.