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School Lunch Politics: The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program (Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America)

by Susan Levine

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tells the fascinating history of the National School Lunch Program, which officially began in 1946 and continues to this day. This is an important book and will be valuable for many audiences. It should receive attention not only from historians (especially historians of twentieth-century social policy) but also a broader audience interested in the current obesity crisis and the commercialization of public life. Any reader of will love this book.

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[Susan Levine] traces the [school lunch] program back to the Progressive Era, when localized charities distributed school lunches as a way to counteract malnutrition. But over the course of the program's lifetime, the interests of the agricultural and commercial food industries have largely superseded those of students. Levine provides an in-depth look at how such factors as early nutritionists' disdain for Italian cooking have led to the ubiquitous greasy pizza of today's school cafeteria.

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"With "School Lunch Politics," Sue Levine has served up a rich plate on which the histories of food, public policy, childhood, and social reform come together in complicated, intermingling ways. The result is a capacious and balanced book about the elusive quest for an equitable society and a balanced meal."--Daniel Horowitz, author of "The Anxieties of Affluence"

""School Lunch Politics" tells the fascinating history of the National School Lunch Program, which officially began in 1946 and continues to this day. This is an important book and will be valuable for many audiences. It should receive attention not only from historians (especially historians of twentieth-century social policy) but also a broader audience interested in the current obesity crisis and the commercialization of public life. Any reader of "Fast Food Nation" will love this book."--Robyn Muncy, University of Maryland

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About the Author

Susan Levine is professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of "Labor's True Woman" and "Degrees of Equality".
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables vii

Acknowledgments ix

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780691050881
Subtitle:
The Surprising History of America's Favorite Welfare Program
Author:
Levine, Susan
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Location:
Princeton
Subject:
Americas (North Central South West Indies)
Subject:
United States - 21st Century
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Subject:
United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000)
Subject:
American history
Subject:
Political Science and International Relations
Subject:
Sociology
Subject:
Food
Subject:
Children
Subject:
Children -- Nutrition -- United States.
Subject:
School children -- Food -- United States.
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Series:
Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
250
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in
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