Empires of Food Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations

[A] lively history of food Metro

"[A] lively history of food" Metro "It is a dense and intensive read, but the pair's flair for scene-setting rhetoric and well-timed wit lifts it from the drier tones of academia" -- Book Of The Week Time Out "A richly entertaining history of our relationship with the food that we put on our plates" Express "This isn't just first class scholarship, it's energetic writing ... a must-read for anyone who wants to know why every night a billion people got to bed obese and another billion go to bed hungry" -- George Alagiah "It is an absorbing, fascinating and timely book. The analysis ... is compelling, and their warning is stark. Best of all, it's a rattling good read" -- Matthew Fort