Leftovers

A History of Food Waste and Preservation

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Leftovers

A History of Food Waste and Preservation

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'Bingeable' The Telegraph
'A book for our time' The Spectator
'[Barnett's] an indefatigable researcher' The Mail on Sunday

A richly entertaining and topical history of food preservation and waste in Britain from the Elizabethan kitchen to the present day.

At a time when a third of the food we produce globally is wasted, Eleanor Barnett opens a window on the everyday experiences of ordinary people in the past to reveal how factors such as religion, class and gender have historically shaped attitudes towards food waste.

Leftovers deploys a wide historical lens to link the many ingenious ways in which our ancestors sought to extend the life of food – encompassing Tudor household management, Victorian public health initiatives and two World Wars – to such contemporary anxieties as climate change, globalisation, scientific advancement, poverty and inequality.

Product details

Published 29 Jul 2025
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 352
ISBN 9781803281582
Imprint Apollo
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Eleanor Barnett

Eleanor Barnett holds a PhD from the University of…

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