Tommies, Food, and Drink

A Microhistory, 1914–18

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7093416
AutoresJim Beach (0000-0002-4782-6809, University of Northampton, autor correspondente), Rachel Duffett (The Open University)
Ano2021
Volume16
Fascículo1
Páginas1-20
Data de publicação2021-02-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of War and Culture Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1752-6272 • E-ISSN: 1752-6280
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17526272.2021.1879455
OpenAlexW3124485141
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas12

This article uses a diary kept by a First World War soldier, Vince Schürhoff, to explore the British Army’s food culture. It examines his journey through seven food contexts, the evolution of his cooking and consumption, and interaction with French food culture. This microhistory of everyday life demonstrates the centrality of food in the men’s lives both emotionally and socially as well as physiologically. Additionally, it provides valuable insights into the relationships that formed around eating between the soldiers themselves and also with civilian providers. His rich account confirms the role of food as a key factor in the men’s expression of the sometimes-shocking differences between military and civilian worlds

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Centrality · Consumption (sociology · Economic history · Food consumption · Food culture · Microhistory · Sociology · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact