The British Empire: the story of a nation's heritage. Volume 2.

Milano, Rizzoli Ed. 1997, cm.14x22, pp.161, brossura con sopracop.

A cura di E. A. Wringley e R.S. Schofield. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2010, cm.15x23, pp.XXXVII,779, brossura con copertina figurata. This was the first paperback edition of a classic work of recent English historiography, first published in 1981. In analysing the population of a country over several centuries, the authors qualify, confirm or overturn traditional assumptions and marshal a mass of statistical material into a series of clear, lucid arguments about past patterns of demographic behaviour and their relationship to economic trends. The Population History of England presents basic demographic statistics - monthly totals of births, deaths and marriages - and uses them in conjunction with new methods of analysis to determine population size, gross production rates, expectation of life at birth, age structure and net migration totals. The results make it possible to construct a new model of the interplay of economic and demographic variables in England before and during the industrial picture of English population trends between 1541 and 1871 is a remarkable achievement and in a short preface, the authors consider the debate engendered by the book, the impact of which has been felt far beyond the traditional disciplinary confines of historical demography.

Canada, Prentice-Hall 1992, cm.23,5x30,5, pp.254, illustrato a colori. legatura editoriale cartonata con sopraccoperta figurata a colori. Recipe Index. Includes a superb decade-by-decade bibliography of Canadian cookbooks. "A lavish, loving overview of our twentieth-century culinary history, celebrating both the traditional and the creative new styles found in meals prepared at home. Takes a chronological approach, layering decade upon decade, each showing how the flavour of Canada has evolved and how our tastes have changed.

Milano, Electa Mondadori 2014, cm.16,5x21,5, pp.503, illustrazioni a colori nel testo, brossura con copertina figurata a colori. Collana Cibo e Bevande. Per mangiare sano e con gusto, tantissime ricette equilibrate e sfiziosa all'insegna della leggerezza, dell'innovazione e della semplicità. Per scatenare la fantasia in cucina partendo da ingredienti di qualità e per preparare piatti adatti a tutte le occasioni, dalla cena quotidiana in famiglia alla serata speciale con gli amici. Dai primi ai secondi, dagli antipasti ai dolci, questo libro offre la possibilità di creare menu naturali e originali, con particolare attenzione alla provenienza e alla stagionalità dei prodotti, privilegiando frutta, verdura, erbe aromatiche, pesce e piatti unici.