Cheated Not Poisoned? Food Regulation in the United Kingdom, 1875-1938. (Reviews of Books).

Michael French and Jim Phillips. Cheated Not Poisoned? Food Regulation in the United Kingdom, 1875-1938. Manchester: Manchester University Press; dist. by Palgrave, New York, N.Y 2000. Pp. vi, 213. $69.95. ISBN 0-7190-5605-5.

This study reconstructs in fascinating detail the struggle to regulate Britain's food industry and introduce anti-adulteration controls. Indeed, so complex was this contest that it is remarkable that partisan politics feature so little in the analysis. The main battle, according to French and Phillips, was between a diverse array of food interest groups ...

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