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How labour exploitation in the British distribution system was key to cheaper food between 1830 and 1914.

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"A welcome and important book, The Social Cost of Cheap Food highlights the significance of food distribution to the economic development of Victorian Britain and the enduring role played by retail markets, hawkers, and small shopkeepers in feeding the country's burgeoning population." Martin Purvis, University of Leeds

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 9/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780773559004, 978-0773559004
      ISBN10: 0773559000

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      Book Synopsis
      How labour exploitation in the British distribution system was key to cheaper food between 1830 and 1914.

      Trade Review
      "A welcome and important book, The Social Cost of Cheap Food highlights the significance of food distribution to the economic development of Victorian Britain and the enduring role played by retail markets, hawkers, and small shopkeepers in feeding the country's burgeoning population." Martin Purvis, University of Leeds

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