Refrigeration Nation
Book • 2013
Jonathan Rees's book traces the development of refrigeration from ice harvesting to mechanical systems, showing how cooling technologies transformed food, industry, and urban life.
He examines the social, economic, and political forces that drove refrigeration adoption and the resulting shifts in consumption and labor.
The book highlights key actors, businesses, and technological advances that made modern cold chains possible.
Rees situates refrigeration within broader patterns of industrial modernization and public health concerns.
By weaving archival research and narrative history, the book explains refrigeration's profound, often overlooked impact on modern life.
He examines the social, economic, and political forces that drove refrigeration adoption and the resulting shifts in consumption and labor.
The book highlights key actors, businesses, and technological advances that made modern cold chains possible.
Rees situates refrigeration within broader patterns of industrial modernization and public health concerns.
By weaving archival research and narrative history, the book explains refrigeration's profound, often overlooked impact on modern life.
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