The Great War at the Table: Food as a lens of inquiry in the historiography of the First World War

Authors

Alexander Bacha, Bard College

Degree

Master of Arts in Teaching in History

Files

Publication Date

Spring 2018

Table of Contents

I. Synthesis Essay…………………………........3

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..23

III. Textbook Critique……………………………..28

IV. New Textbook Entry………………………….31

V. Bibliography…………………………………....37

Keywords

secondary education social studies, historiography, World War I, food history

Disciplines

Cultural History | Curriculum and Instruction | European History | Food Studies | Secondary Education | Social History

Comments

Updated Links to Primary Documents:

“French ‘Banania advertisement” (1915): https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9006003d.r=Banania?rk=21459;2

Two American women utilize a modern mechanized tractor to plough a field (1917) Alternate sources: https://www.loc.gov/item/2002719421/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017697515/

“A recipe for wheatless cake and pastry from the United States Food Administration” (1918) Alternate source: https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/food-wwi.html?_ga=2.107802242.106233601.1615565909-1690506103.1615565909

“British ad for Maconochies canned food” (1916): http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/maconichie.html

“British and Germany Domestic Food Production, 1893 and 1913” Alternate version: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=msu.31293022031029&view=1up&seq=134

Recommended Citation

Bacha, Alexander, "The Great War at the Table: Food as a lens of inquiry in the historiography of the First World War" (2018). History - Master of Arts in Teaching. 4.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/history_mat/4