Meat, commerce and the city : the London food market, 1800-1855 /

Meat, commerce and the city : the London food market, 1800-1855 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Metcalfe, Robyn Shotwell, 1947-
Imprint:	London : Pickering & Chatto, 2012.
Description:	xi, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Perspectives in economic and social history ; no. 18 Perspectives in economic and social history ; no. 18.
Subject:	Smithfield Market -- History -- 19th century. Smithfield Market. Meat industry and trade -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. Marketplaces -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. Urban beautification -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. Marketplaces. Meat industry and trade. Urban beautification. England -- London. History
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9841588

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ISBN:	9781848932906 (hbk.) 1848932901 (hbk.) 9781848932913 (ebook) 184893291X (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. The Smithfield System in the Nineteenth Century: A Grand Complexus
2. The Smithfield System in the Nineteenth Century: The Consumers
3. The Smithfield Battle Begins
4. Smithfield's Urban Landscape: Space in Transition
5. 'A Grateful Odor Runneth Round': Public Health and Smithfield
6. Necessarily Cruel? Beef, Brutes and Women in Smithfield
7. The Final Act: 1840-55
Epilogue