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with apologies for cross-posting: Registration is now open for the: 2011 CHORD (Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution) Conference 'Food and Beverages: Retailing, Distribution and Consumption in Historical Perspective' 7 and 8 September 2011 University of Wolverhampton, UK Draft programme, abstracts, registration form and further information about the venue and fees are now available at: http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/2011conf.html <http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/2011conf.html> Sessions include: * The provision of food in the early-modern period * Distribution networks * Drinking dens? New perspectives on clubs and public houses c. 1600-2000 * Introducing novelty and innovation * Trade cultures * Individualism and the state * Family businesses * Food technologies * Gendering the retail and consumption of alcohol in comparative perspective * Symbolic meanings and consumer preferences * Consumption * Foreign cuisine For further information, please contact Laura Ugolini, at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> The CHORD web-pages can be found at: http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/chord.html <http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/chord.html> Dr Laura Ugolini Reader in History School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications MC Building University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton WV1 1LY E-mail: [log in to unmask] -- Scanned by iCritical.