John Pearce and the Rise of the Mass Food Market in London, 1870-1930 / / by David W. Gutzke
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| Autore: |
Gutzke David W
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| Titolo: |
John Pearce and the Rise of the Mass Food Market in London, 1870-1930 / / by David W. Gutzke
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 642.4 |
| 382.4564130942 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Great Britain - History |
| Social history | |
| Economic history | |
| Civilization - History | |
| History of Britain and Ireland | |
| Social History | |
| Economic History | |
| Cultural History | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Pubs without Beer -- 3. From Philanthropy to Profits in London -- 4. From Penny Capitalist to Server of the Multitudes -- 5. Advent of the Mass Market -- 6. Catering Crisis in Edwardian England -- 7. Collapse of the British Tea Table Company -- 8. Starting Over -- 9. Into the War and Beyond -- 10. Conclusion . |
| Sommario/riassunto: | At the center of sweeping change to food retailing practices in Victorian and Edwardian England lies one man: John Pearce. An innovative businessman and a quintessential rags-to-riches success story, Pearce was at the forefront of the rise of the mass food market in London. With his catering company Pearce & Plenty, he fed millions of workers who wanted fast, nutritious, and tasty food. David W. Gutzke mines a wide range of primary sources to offer a portrait of a pivotal figure in London and a leader of the temperance catering movement who had "done more than can be readily recognised to render London a sober city." By studying Pearce's companies as well as those of his competitors, this book documents a half century of changing consumption habits in London. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | John Pearce and the Rise of the Mass Food Market in London, 1870-1930 |
| ISBN: | 9783030270957 |
| 3030270955 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910484332303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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