{"title":"Benjamin R. Cohen","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the intriguing works of \u003cem\u003eBenjamin R. Cohen\u003c\/em\u003e, an acclaimed author known for his captivating exploration of historical themes with a unique focus on purity, innovation, and technology. His contributions to the realm of \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/strong\u003e literature are both informative and engaging, offering readers a deeper understanding of how historical narratives shape our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his notable works, \u003cem\u003ePure Adulteration\u003c\/em\u003e stands out as an insightful examination of the American food industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book delves into the complexities surrounding food purity, exploring how societal expectations and technological advancements influenced what is deemed 'pure' and 'adulterated.' Cohen's meticulous research and engaging storytelling provide readers with a thorough understanding of historical issues that continue to resonate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a history enthusiast or new to the subject, Benjamin R. Cohen's books offer an enriching journey through time. Each piece promises to enlighten and entertain, making his collection a valuable addition to any reader's library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pure-adulteration-by-benjamin-r-cohen-9780226816746","title":"Pure Adulteration","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin R. Cohen uses the pure food crusades at the turn of the twentieth century to provide a captivating window onto the origins of manufactured foods in the United States.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the latter nineteenth century, extraordinary changes in food and agriculture gave rise to new tensions in the ways people understood, obtained, trusted, and ate their food. This was the Era of Adulteration, and its concerns have carried forward to today: How could you tell the food you bought was the food you thought you bought? Could something manufactured still be pure? Is it okay to manipulate nature far enough to produce new foods but not so far that you question its safety and health? How do you know where the line is? And who decides?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePure Adulteration\u003c\/em\u003e, Benjamin R. Cohen uses the pure food crusades to provide a captivating window onto the origins of manufactured foods and the perceived problems they wrought. Cohen follows farmers, manufacturers, grocers, hucksters, housewives, politicians, and scientific analysts as they struggled to demarcate and patrol the ever-contingent, always contested border between purity and adulteration. At the end of the nineteenth century, the very notion of a pure food changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end, there is (and was) no natural, prehuman distinction between pure and adulterated to uncover and enforce; we have to decide. Today’s world is different from that of our nineteenth-century forebears in many ways, but the challenge of policing the difference between acceptable and unacceptable practices remains central to daily decisions about the foods we eat, how we produce them, and what choices we make when buying them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000717099244,"sku":"9780226816746","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20395743482268.jpg?v=1763300083"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/benjamin-r-cohen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}