Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade ReviewThe Food Companions is an outstanding book. It provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging account of food and consumption habits in British society during a time of national crisis. Thoroughly researched, elegantly written, attractively illustrated, and frequently humorous, the book should appeal to scholars interested in cultural, film and social history. -- .
Table of ContentsList of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on sources
List of abbreviations
Introduction: This is a film about food!
1. Not so quiet on the kitchen front: Ministry of Food publicity in the Second World War
2. Food flash! Ministry of Food short film publicity
3. Laying a table for a family of forty-five million: Celebrating and contesting communal consumption
4. The rat in England’s storehouse: The black market in wartime cinema
5. The honourable company of tea drinkers: Using food to position Britain, her allies and her enemies
Conclusion
Appendix: List of food flash films
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
