Staff profile

Authored book

• Liquid materialities: a history of milk, science and the law.
  
  Atkins, P. (2010). Liquid materialities: a history of milk, science and the law. Ashgate Publishing.
• Food in society, economy, culture, geography.
  
  Atkins, P., & Bowler, I. (2001). Food in society, economy, culture, geography. Arnold.
• People, Land and Time.
  
  Atkins, P., Simmons, I., & Roberts, B. (1998). People, Land and Time. Arnold.
• Agriculture and Food.
  
  Raw, M., & Atkins, P. (1995). Agriculture and Food. Collins Educational.
• The Directories of London, 1677-1977.
  
  Atkins, P. (1990). The Directories of London, 1677-1977. Mansell.

Chapter in book

• A social history of the science of food analysis and the control of adulteration.
  
  Atkins, P. (2013). A social history of the science of food analysis and the control of adulteration. In A. Murcott, W. Belasco, & P. Jackson (Eds.), The Handbook of Food Research. Bloomsbury.
• Introduction
  
  Atkins, P. (2012). Introduction. In P. Atkins (Ed.), Animal cities : beastly urban histories. (pp. 1-17). Ashgate Publishing.
• The Urban Blood and Guts Economy
  
  Atkins, P. (2012). The Urban Blood and Guts Economy. In P. Atkins (Ed.), Animal cities : beastly urban histories. (pp. 77-106). Ashgate Publishing.
• Animal Wastes and Nuisances in Nineteenth-Century London
  
  Atkins, P. (2012). Animal Wastes and Nuisances in Nineteenth-Century London. In P. Atkins (Ed.), Animal cities : beastly urban histories. (pp. 19-51). Ashgate Publishing.
• The Charmed Circle
  
  Atkins, P. (2012). The Charmed Circle. In P. Atkins (Ed.), Animal cities : beastly urban histories. (pp. 53-76). Ashgate Publishing.
• Food security, safety, and crises: 1920-2000
  
  Atkins, P. (2012). Food security, safety, and crises: 1920-2000. In A. Bentley (Ed.), A cultural history of food in the modern age. (pp. 69-86). Berg.
• Communal feeding in war time: British restaurants, 1940-1947
  
  Atkins, P. (2011). Communal feeding in war time: British restaurants, 1940-1947. In I. Zweiniger-Bargielowska, R. Duffett, & A. Drouard (Eds.), Food and war in twentieth century Europe. (pp. 139-153). Ashgate Publishing.
• Lobbying and resistance with regard to policy on bovine tuberculosis: an inside/outside model of Britain, 1900-1939
  
  Atkins, P. (2010). Lobbying and resistance with regard to policy on bovine tuberculosis: an inside/outside model of Britain, 1900-1939. In M. Worboys & F. Condrau (Eds.), Tuberculosis then and now : perspectives on the history of an infectious disease. (pp. 189-212). McGill-Queen’s University Press.
• Introduction
  
  Oddy, D., & Atkins, P. (2009). Introduction. In D. Oddy, P. Atkins, & V. Amilien (Eds.), The rise of obesity in Europe : a twentieth century food history. (pp. 1-11). Ashgate Publishing.
• Conclusion
  
  Oddy, D., & Atkins, P. (2009). Conclusion. In D. Oddy, P. Atkins, & V. Amilien (Eds.), The rise of obesity in Europe : a twentieth century food history. (pp. 223-233). Ashgate Publishing.
• Famine
  
  Atkins, P. (2009). Famine. In R. Kitchin & N. Thrift (Eds.), International encyclopedia of human geography. (pp. 14-20). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-008044910-4.00096-1
• From laboratory expertise to litigation. The municipal laboratory of Paris and the Inland Revenue laboratory in London, 1870-1914: A Comparative Analysis
  
  Atkins, P., & Stanziani, A. (2008). From laboratory expertise to litigation. The municipal laboratory of Paris and the Inland Revenue laboratory in London, 1870-1914: A Comparative Analysis. In S. Van Damme & C. Rabier (Eds.), Fields of expertise: a comparative history of expert procedures in Paris and London, 1600 to present. (pp. 317-338). Cambridge Scholars Press.
• A tale of two cities: a comparison of food systems in London and Paris in the 1850s
  
  Atkins, P. (2007). A tale of two cities: a comparison of food systems in London and Paris in the 1850s. In P. Atkins, P. Lummel, & D. Oddy (Eds.), Food in the city in Europe since the late eighteenth century. (pp. 25-38). Ashgate Publishing.
• Food and the city.
  
  Atkins, P., & Oddy, D. (2007). Food and the city. In P. Atkins, P. Lummel, & D. Oddy (Eds.), Food and the City in Europe since 1800 (pp. 1-10). Ashgate Publishing.
• Le concept de lait sain en Grande-Bretagne et sa mise en oeuvre, 1900-1960.
  
  Atkins, P. (2007). Le concept de lait sain en Grande-Bretagne et sa mise en oeuvre, 1900-1960. In F. Audoin-Rouzeau & F. Sabban (Eds.), Un aliment sain dans un corps sain: perspectives historiques (pp. 273-287). Presses Universitaires Francois-Rabelais.
• The Empire Marketing Board
  
  Atkins, P. (2005). The Empire Marketing Board. In D. Oddy & L. Petráňová (Eds.), The diffusion of food culture in Europe from the late eighteenth century to the present day. (pp. 248-255). Academia Press.
• Edmund Charles Tisdall (1824-1892).
  
  Atkins, P. (2004). Edmund Charles Tisdall (1824-1892). In C. Matthew (Ed.), New Dictionary of National Biography. (pp. 839-840). Oxford University Press.
• Sir William Price (1865-1938).
  
  Atkins, P. (2004). Sir William Price (1865-1938). In C. Matthew (Ed.), New Dictionary of National Biography. (pp. 325-326). Oxford University Press.
• Is it urban? The relationship between food production and urban space in Britain, 1800-1950
  
  Atkins, P. (2003). Is it urban? The relationship between food production and urban space in Britain, 1800-1950. In M. Hietala & T. Vahtikari (Eds.), The landscape of food : the food relationship of town and country in modern times. (pp. 133-144). Finnish Literature Society.
• The pasteurisation of England: the science, culture and health implications of milk processing, 1900-1950
  
  Atkins, P. (2000). The pasteurisation of England: the science, culture and health implications of milk processing, 1900-1950. In D. Smith & J. Phillips (Eds.), Food, science, policy and regulation in the 20th century. (pp. 37-51). Routledge.
• Milk consumption and tuberculosis in Britain, 1850-1950
  
  Atkins, P. (2000). Milk consumption and tuberculosis in Britain, 1850-1950. In A. Fenton (Ed.), Order and disorder : the health implications of eating and drinking in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (pp. 83-95). Tuckwell Press.
• A séance with the living: the intelligibility of the north Korean landscape.
  
  Atkins, P. (1996). A séance with the living: the intelligibility of the north Korean landscape. In H. Smith (Ed.), North Korea in the New World Order. (pp. 196-211). Macmillan.
• The dialectics of environment and culture: kimilsungism and the north Korean landscape.
  
  Atkins, P. (1993). The dialectics of environment and culture: kimilsungism and the north Korean landscape. In A. Mukherjee & V. Agnihotri (Eds.), Environment and Development: Views from the East and the West. (pp. 309-332). Concept.
• Causey Arch and the industrial revolution in North East England.
  
  Atkins, P. (1993). Causey Arch and the industrial revolution in North East England. In J. Sargent & R. Wiltshire (Eds.), Geographical Studies and Japan. (pp. 182-184). Japan Library.
• Edmund Charles Tidsall (1824-1892) milk retailer and wholesaler.
  
  Atkins, P. (1986). Edmund Charles Tidsall (1824-1892) milk retailer and wholesaler. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography. (pp. 534-536). Butterworths.
• Edwin White (1873-1965) milk wholesaler and retailer.
  
  Atkins, P. (1986). Edwin White (1873-1965) milk wholesaler and retailer. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography.. Butterworths.
• The production and marketing of fruit and vegetables 1850-1950
  
  Atkins, P. (1986). The production and marketing of fruit and vegetables 1850-1950. In D. Oddy & D. Miller (Eds.), Diet and health in modern Britain. (pp. 102-133). Croom Helm.
• Joseph Herbert Maggs (1890-1964) dairy company chairman.
  
  Atkins, P. (1985). Joseph Herbert Maggs (1890-1964) dairy company chairman. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography. (pp. 79-80). Butterworths.
• Leonard Maggs (1890-1959) dairy company chairman.
  
  Atkins, P. (1985). Leonard Maggs (1890-1959) dairy company chairman. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography. (pp. 81-82). Butterworks.
• Sir William Price (1865-1938) milk retailer and wholesaler.
  
  Atkins, P. (1985). Sir William Price (1865-1938) milk retailer and wholesaler. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography. (pp. 769-771). Butterworths.
• Sir George Barham (1836-1913) milk wholesaler and retailer.
  
  Atkins, P. (1984). Sir George Barham (1836-1913) milk wholesaler and retailer. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography. (pp. 157-161). Butterworths.
• Sir Robert Butler (1866-1933) milk and dairy products wholesaler and retailer.
  
  Atkins, P. (1984). Sir Robert Butler (1866-1933) milk and dairy products wholesaler and retailer. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography. (pp. 531-533). Butterworths.
• Arthur Saxby Barham (1865-1952) milk wholesaler and retailer.
  
  Atkins, P. (1984). Arthur Saxby Barham (1865-1952) milk wholesaler and retailer. In D. Jeremy (Ed.), Dictionary of Business Biography: a Biographical Dictionary of Business Leaders Active in Britain in the Period 1860-1980. (pp. 156-157). Butterworks.
• The growth of London's milk trade c. 1845-1914.
  
  Atkins, P. (1978). The growth of London’s milk trade c. 1845-1914. In The European cities and technology reader. (pp. 208-226). Routledge/Open University.

Edited book

• Animal Cities: Beastly Urban Histories.
  
  Atkins, P. (Ed.). (2012). Animal Cities: Beastly Urban Histories. Ashgate Publishing.
• The Rise of Obesity in Europe: a Twentieth Century Food History.
  
  Oddy, D., Atkins, P., & Amilien, V. (Eds.). (2009). The Rise of Obesity in Europe: a Twentieth Century Food History. Ashgate Publishing.
• Food and the city in Europe since 1800.
  
  Atkins, P., Lummel, P., & Odddy, D. (Eds.). (2007). Food and the city in Europe since 1800. Ashgate Publishing.

Journal Article

• Cheesemaking in Cheshire 1550–1750
  
  Atkins, P. J., & Lamberton, A. (2024). Cheesemaking in Cheshire 1550–1750. Northern History, 61(2), 180-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172x.2024.2373777
• Navy victuallers and the rise of Cheshire cheese
  
  Atkins, P. J. (2022). Navy victuallers and the rise of Cheshire cheese. International Journal of Maritime History, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/08438714221080256
• International curriculum transfer in geography in higher education: an example
  
  Khan, A. U., Hassan, M., & Atkins, P. J. (2014). International curriculum transfer in geography in higher education: an example. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 38(3), 348-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2014.912617
• Bovine tuberculosis and badgers in Britain: relevance of the past
  
  Atkins, P., & Robinson, P. (2013). Bovine tuberculosis and badgers in Britain: relevance of the past. Epidemiology and Infection., 141(Special issue 7), 1437-1444. https://doi.org/10.1017/s095026881200297x
• Coalition culls and zoonotic ontologies
  
  Atkins, P., & Robinson, P. (2013). Coalition culls and zoonotic ontologies. Environment and Planning A, 45(6), 1372-1386. https://doi.org/10.1068/a45668
• The material histories of food quality and composition
  
  Atkins, P. (2011). The material histories of food quality and composition. Endeavour, 35(2-3), 74-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endeavour.2011.06.003
• Application of geostatistics with Indicator Kriging for analyzing spatial variability of groundwater arsenic concentrations in southwest Bangladesh.
  
  Hassan, M., & Atkins, P. (2011). Application of geostatistics with Indicator Kriging for analyzing spatial variability of groundwater arsenic concentrations in southwest Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 46(11), 1185-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2011.598771
• Small water bodies in Bangladesh
  
  Huda, K., Atkins, P., Donoghue, D., & Cox, N. (2010). Small water bodies in Bangladesh. Area, 42(2), 217-227. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2009.00909.x
• The history of food exchanges: a new agenda
  
  Atkins, P. (2009). The history of food exchanges: a new agenda. Food & History, 7(1), 111-123. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.food.1.100638
• Fear of animal foods: a century of zoonotics
  
  Atkins, P. (2008). Fear of animal foods: a century of zoonotics. Appetite, 51(1), 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2008.02.006
• Laboratories, laws, and the career of a commodity
  
  Atkins, P. (2007). Laboratories, laws, and the career of a commodity. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 25(6), 967-989. https://doi.org/10.1068/d74j
• School Milk in Britain, 1900-1934
  
  Atkins, P. (2007). School Milk in Britain, 1900-1934. Journal of Policy History, 19(4), 395-427. https://doi.org/10.1353/jph.2008.0000
• Environmental irony: summoning death in Bangladesh
  
  Atkins, P., Hassan, M., & Dunn, C. (2007). Environmental irony: summoning death in Bangladesh. Environment and Planning A, 39(11), 2699-2714. https://doi.org/10.1068/a38123
• Indigenous floating cultivation: a sustainable agricultural practice in the wetlands of Bangladesh
  
  Isalm, T., & Atkins, P. (2007). Indigenous floating cultivation: a sustainable agricultural practice in the wetlands of Bangladesh. Development in Practice, 17(1), 130-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614520601092733
• ‘That elusive feature of food consumption’: historical perspectives on quality, a review and some proposals
  
  Bourdieu, J., Bruegel, M., & Atkins, P. (2007). ‘That elusive feature of food consumption’: historical perspectives on quality, a review and some proposals. Food & History, 5(2), 247-267. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.food.1.100231
• Infrastructure and poverty reduction: the Rural Maintenance Programme in Bangladesh
  
  Nadiruzzaman, N., & Atkins, P. (2007). Infrastructure and poverty reduction: the Rural Maintenance Programme in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, 30(2), 1-6.
• Poisons, pragmatic governance and deliberative democracy: The arsenic crisis in Bangladesh
  
  Atkins, P., Hassan, M., & Dunn, C. (2007). Poisons, pragmatic governance and deliberative democracy: The arsenic crisis in Bangladesh. Geoforum, 38(1), 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.07.009
• Arsenic risk mapping in Bangladesh: a simulation technique of cokriging estimation from regional count data.
  
  Hassan, M., & Atkins, P. (2007). Arsenic risk mapping in Bangladesh: a simulation technique of cokriging estimation from regional count data. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, 42(12), 1719-1728.
• Early experiments with school milk in Britain, 1900-34.
  
  Atkins, P. (2007). Early experiments with school milk in Britain, 1900-34. Journal of Policy History, 19, 395-427.
• Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility
  
  Atkins, P., Hassan, M., & Dunn, C. (2006). Toxic torts: arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and the legal geographies of responsibility. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 31(3), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00209.x
• Monitoring and spatial mapping of small water bodies using GIS and remote sensing.
  
  Huda, K., Atkins, P., & Dunn, C. (2006). Monitoring and spatial mapping of small water bodies using GIS and remote sensing. Oriental Geographer, 50(2), 43-52.
• Social implications of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh.
  
  Hassan, M., Atkins, P., & Dunn, C. (2006). Social implications of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine, 61(10), 2201-2211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.04.021
• Pattern of groundwater arsenic concentrations in diffrent aquifers.
  
  Hassan, M., Atkins, P., & Dunn, C. (2006). Pattern of groundwater arsenic concentrations in diffrent aquifers. Oriental Geographer, 50(2), 1-17.
• Fattening children or fattening farmers? School milk in Britain, 1921-1941
  
  Atkins, P. (2005). Fattening children or fattening farmers? School milk in Britain, 1921-1941. Economic History Review, 58(1), 57-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2005.00298.x
• Mapping foodscapes
  
  Atkins, P. (2005). Mapping foodscapes. Food & History, 3(1), 267-280. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.food.2.301904
• The creation and uses of small water bodies in Bangladesh: case study of Shahjadpur Thana.
  
  Huda, K., & Atkins, P. (2005). The creation and uses of small water bodies in Bangladesh: case study of Shahjadpur Thana. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, 28(2), 1-7.
• The Milk in Schools Scheme, 1934-45: 'nationalization' and resistance
  
  Atkins, P. (2005). The Milk in Schools Scheme, 1934-45: ’nationalization’ and resistance. History of Education, 34(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760042000315291
• Suitable arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh: voices of local people.
  
  Hassan, M., Atkins, P., & Dunn, C. (2004). Suitable arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh: voices of local people. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, 27(2), 1-7.
• Interdisciplinarity and positionality: case studies from the social sciences.
  
  Atkins, P. (2004). Interdisciplinarity and positionality: case studies from the social sciences. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 29(1), 1-4.
• The Glasgow case: meat, disease and regulation, 1889-1924
  
  Atkins, P. (2004). The Glasgow case: meat, disease and regulation, 1889-1924. Agricultural History Review, 52(2), 161-182.
• The spatial pattern of risk from arsenic poisoning: A Bangladesh case study.
  
  Hassan, M., Atkins, P., & Dunn, C. (2003). The spatial pattern of risk from arsenic poisoning: A Bangladesh case study. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, 38(1), 1-24.
• Mother's milk and infant death in Britain, circa 1900-1940
  
  Atkins, P. (2003). Mother’s milk and infant death in Britain, circa 1900-1940. ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD, 2.
• Where angels fear to tread? Mapping women and men in India
  
  Kumar, N., Raju, S., Atkins, P., & Townsend, J. (1997). Where angels fear to tread? Mapping women and men in India. Environment and Planning A, 29(12), 2207-2215. https://doi.org/10.1068/a292207
• The Maltese food system and the Mediterranean
  
  Gastoni, M., & Atkins, P. (1997). The Maltese food system and the Mediterranean. GeoJournal, 41(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1006880723291
• A geography of the sex ratio in India.
  
  Atkins, P., Townsend, J., Raju, S., & Kumar, N. (1997). A geography of the sex ratio in India. Espace, Populations, Sociétés., 2-3, 167-171.
• How the West End has won: the struggle to remove street barriers in Victorian London
  
  Atkins, P. (1993). How the West End has won: the struggle to remove street barriers in Victorian London. Journal of Historical Geography, 19(3), 265-277. https://doi.org/10.1006/jhge.1993.1017
• White poison? the social consequences of milk consumption, 1850–1930
  
  Atkins, P. (1992). White poison? the social consequences of milk consumption, 1850–1930. Social History of Medicine, 5(2), 207-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/5.2.207
• Sophistication detected: or, the adulteration of the milk supply, 1850-1914
  
  Atkins, P. (1991). Sophistication detected: or, the adulteration of the milk supply, 1850-1914. Social History, 16, 317-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/03071029108567811
• Crop area estimation: a comparison of remote sensing and census methods
  
  Sheub, S., & Atkins, P. (1991). Crop area estimation: a comparison of remote sensing and census methods. Geography, 76(3), 235-239.
• The spatial configuration of class solidarity in London's West End, 1792-1939
  
  Atkins, P. (1990). The spatial configuration of class solidarity in London’s West End, 1792-1939. Urban History, 17, 35-65. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0963926800014346
• The compilation and reliability of London directories
  
  Atkins, P. (1989). The compilation and reliability of London directories. London Journal, 14(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1179/030580389793078488
• London's suburban directories, 1827 circa 1975.
  
  Atkins, P. (1989). London’s suburban directories, 1827 circa 1975. Publishing History, 25, 73-88.
• Operation Flood
  
  Atkins, P. (1989). Operation Flood. Geography, 74, 259-262.
• The Covent Garden Ladies.
  
  Atkins, P. (1989). The Covent Garden Ladies. Factotum, 30, 10-11.
• Eighteenth century London directories.
  
  Atkins, P. (1989). Eighteenth century London directories. Factotum, 28, 12-16.
• London directories: a reassessment.
  
  Atkins, P. (1988). London directories: a reassessment. Local Historian, 18, 187-189.
• India's dairy development and Operation flood.
  
  Atkins, P. (1988). India’s dairy development and Operation flood. Food Policy, 13, 305-312.
• Redefining agricultural geography as the geography of food
  
  Atkins, P. (1988). Redefining agricultural geography as the geography of food. Area, 20(3), 281-283.
• The charmed circle: von Thünen and agriculture around nineteenth century London
  
  Atkins, P. (1987). The charmed circle: von Thünen and agriculture around nineteenth century London. Geography, 72(2), 129-139.
• London's intra-urban milk supply, circa 1790-1914
  
  Atkins, P. (1977). London’s intra-urban milk supply, circa 1790-1914. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, New Series 2(3), 383-399.
• Moated medieval sites.
  
  Atkins, P. (1972). Moated medieval sites. Local Historian, 10, 135-138.