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Nutritionadviceisubiquitous.Somanyexpertsgivetheiropiniononwhichfoodstofavourandwhichtoavoidthatthequestionofdiethasnowbecomeamatterofobsession.Whilealertingthepublictothedangersofobesitydiabetesandotherpotentialissuesthatawaitundisciplinedeatershealthpro-fessionalsandgovernmentagenciesalsoidentifythoseresponsibleforthesemodernepidemicsitisoftenindividualsandusuallymotherswhomakepoorchoices.InNourrirlamachinehumaineCarolineDurandtracestheoriginsofthisrhetoricandshowshownutritionhascontributedtothemodernizationofQuebecinaperiodmarkedbyindustrializationurbanizationtwoworldwarsandamajoreconomiccrash.Sheanalyzesthewritingsandimagesdisseminatedbyphysiciansnursesnutritionistsnunsteachersandcivilservantsandshowshowtherationaldiettheypromulgatedmadewomenchildrenfarmersandworkersresponsiblefortheirownhealthwhileenjoin-ingthemtoviewtheirbodyasamachineofproductioninservicetothestateandthemarket.ShealsodiscussestheevolutionofQuebecdietaryhabitsandrevealsthatdespitethenutritionaldirectivesinplacethepopulationmain-taineditspreferencesandmostlyadoptedthefoodsthatitjudgedaffordableanddesirable.NourrirlamachinehumainequestionsthepertinenceofnutritionaladvicewithinQuebecsocietyandproposesexplanationsofitsideologicalandscienticrootsitseffectivenessandtheresistanceitengenders.CarolineDurandisassistantprofessorofhistoryandCanadianstudiesatTrentUniversity.EarlyintheGreatDepressionEnglishandFrenchbusinessleadersinMontrealpresidedoverthereorganizationandrationalizationofCatholiccharitiesintheircommunitieswiththeblessingbutnottheactiveparticipationoftheChurch.Thusstartedadecades-longtransitionfromreligiouscharitytopub-licwelfarefromlargelyvolunteerworktoprofessionalsocialworkfromcharityprovidedbyalmstoprivateassistancenancedbycentralizedlarge-scalecampaigns.FocusingontheFdrationdesuvresdecharitcanadiennes-franaisesandtheFederationofCatholicCharitiesAmlieBourbeauanalyzesorganiza-tionalrecordsnewspapersgovernmentreportsandpersonalpaperstopro-videnewinsightsintothehistoryofCatholiccharitiesinMontreal.FarfromexperiencingalineardevelopmentBourbeauarguesbothfrancophoneandanglophonefederationsweresitesofexperimentationandinnovationbutalsoconictbetweenvolunteersandprofessionalslaypeopleandclergytra-ditionalcharityandmodernassistanceandsometimesbetweenthecommuni-tiesandthefederationsthemselvesastheyevolvedtowardstheircurrentafliationwithstate-runsocialwork.FromtheGreatDepressionthroughtotheQuietRevolutioncitizenshiptheroleofthestateandthemeaningsofreligionandlanguagewereallsub-jectsofdramaticdebateandchangeinQuebec.Bylookingcloselyatthehis-toryofsocialassistanceTechniciensdelorganisationsocialeprovidesanewvantagepointfromwhichtounderstandthesetransformations.AmlieBourbeauisadjunctprofessorofhistoryatUniversitdeSherbrooke.24MQUPSPRING2015SPECIFICATIONSStudiesontheHistoryofQuebectudesdhistoireduQubecApril2015978-0-7735-4488-8100.00SCDN100.00SUS76.00cloth6x9320pp12illustrations6tablese-bookavailableSPECIFICATIONSStudiesontheHistoryofQuebectudesdhistoireduQubecMay2015978-0-7735-4482-6100.00SCDN100.00SUS76.00cloth6x9320pp8gures3tablese-bookavailableNourrirlamachinehumaineNutritionetalimentationauQubec18601945carolinedurandAstudyoffoodwaysandfoodadviceinamodernizingQuebec.CANADIANHISTORYPOLITICALHISTORYCANADIANHISTORYFOODSTUDIESTechniciensdelorganisationsocialeLarorganisationdelassistancecatholiquepriveMontral19301974amliebourbeauHowexpertsbusinessmenandvolunteersreorgan-izedCatholiccharitiesintwentieth-centuryQuebec.