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We are facing a world food crisis of unparalleled proportions. Our reliance on unsustainable dietary choices and agricultural systems is causing problems both for human health and the health of our planet. Solutions from lab-grown food to vegan diets to strictly local food consumption are often discussed, but a central question remains: how did we get to this point? In Diet for a Large Planet, Chris Otter goes back to the late eighteenth century in Britain, where the diet heavy in meat, wheat, and sugar was developing. As Britain underwent steady growth, urbanization, industrialization, and economic expansion, the nation altered its food choices, shifting away from locally produced plant-based nutrition. This new diet, rich in animal proteins and refined carbohydrates, made people taller and stronger, but it led to new types of health problems. Its production also relied on far greater acreage than Britain itself, forcing the nation to become more dependent on global resources. Otter shows how this issue expands beyond Britain, looking at the global effects of large agro-food systems that require more resources than our planet can sustain. This comprehensive history helps us understand how the British played a significant role in making red meat, white bread, and sugar the diet of choice--linked to wealth, luxury, and power--and shows how dietary choices connect to the pressing issues of climate change and food supply.
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit
society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time,
the British government significantly expanded its power to observe
and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way
people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that
question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination
and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into
everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies
to urban design and government administration. He explores how
light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private
reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And
he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped
create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new
radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to
the development of modern liberal society.
A history of the unsustainable modern diet—heavy in meat, wheat, and sugar—that requires more land and resources than the planet is able to support. We are facing a world food crisis of unparalleled proportions. Our reliance on unsustainable dietary choices and agricultural systems is causing problems both for human health and the health of our planet. Solutions from lab-grown food to vegan diets to strictly local food consumption are often discussed, but a central question remains: how did we get to this point? In Diet for a Large Planet, Chris Otter goes back to the late eighteenth century in Britain, where the diet heavy in meat, wheat, and sugar was developing. As Britain underwent steady growth, urbanization, industrialization, and economic expansion, the nation altered its food choices, shifting away from locally produced plant-based nutrition. This new diet, rich in animal proteins and refined carbohydrates, made people taller and stronger, but it led to new types of health problems. Its production also relied on far greater acreage than Britain itself, forcing the nation to become more dependent on global resources. Otter shows how this issue expands beyond Britain, looking at the global effects of large agro-food systems that require more resources than our planet can sustain. This comprehensive history helps us understand how the British played a significant role in making red meat, white bread, and sugar the diet of choice—linked to wealth, luxury, and power—and shows how dietary choices connect to the pressing issues of climate change and food supply. Â
Produced in partnership with OCR for the 2008 OCR A Level Chemistry B (Salters) specification, this Revision Guide complements the A2 Student Book and provides students with that extra help they need for exam preparation. Written by experienced examiners and teachers, the OCR A2 Chemistry B (Salters) Revision Guide provides: comprehensive coverage of the specification for the exams bite-sized chunks of information, making it easier for students to organize their revision time quick-check revision questions to test knowledge and understanding hints and tips from examiners to help students avoid common errors lots of practice exam-style questions for each unit answers to questions so students can check they are on the right track.
During the nineteenth century, Britain became the first gaslit
society, with electric lighting arriving in 1878. At the same time,
the British government significantly expanded its power to observe
and monitor its subjects. How did such enormous changes in the way
people saw and were seen affect Victorian culture? To answer that
question, Chris Otter mounts an ambitious history of illumination
and vision in Britain, drawing on extensive research into
everything from the science of perception and lighting technologies
to urban design and government administration. He explores how
light facilitated such practices as safe transportation and private
reading, as well as institutional efforts to collect knowledge. And
he contends that, contrary to presumptions that illumination helped
create a society controlled by intrusive surveillance, the new
radiance often led to greater personal freedom and was integral to
the development of modern liberal society.
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