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Lizzie Collingham

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Dr. Elizabeth M. Collingham is an English historian interested in linking the minutiae of daily life to the broad sweep of historical processes. Her first book, Imperial Bodies, explored the physical experience of the British raj and the way in which concerns about race and imperialism found expression in debates about physique and diet.

She studied at Sussex and Cambridge where she completed her PhD on the nabobs of the British Raj. She has lectured at Warwick University and been a reasearch fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 2,879 ratings · 466 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors 3.91 avg rating — 1,246 ratings — published 2005 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hungry Empire: How Britain’s Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World 3.95 avg rating — 976 ratings — published 2016 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taste of War: World War Two and the Battle for Food 4.13 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2012 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Biscuit: The History of a Very British Indulgence 4.07 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imperial Bodies: The Physical Experience of the Raj, c.1800 - 1947 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“qaurama”
― Lizzie Collingham, Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors

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“Sezincote in the Cotswolds, Charles Cockerell built himself a house in the oriental style with domes and ornamental pillars. At each end of the house he constructed summerhouses with stars painted”
― Lizzie Collingham, Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors

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“Portuguese cake-making”
― Lizzie Collingham, Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors

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