School Lunch Politics

"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