Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : humanitarian approaches to hunger -- From the classical soup kitchen to the Irish famine -- Justus Liebig and the rise of nutritional science -- Governing the diet in Victorian institutions -- Colonialism and communal strength -- Social nutrition at the League of Nations -- Military feeding during World War Two -- The medicalization of hunger and the postwar period -- High modernism and the development decade -- Low modernism after Biafra -- Small-scale devices and the low modernist legacy -- Conclusion : on an empty stomach. |
Summary |
"This book examines the practical techniques humanitarians have used to manage and measure starvation, from Victorian soup kitchens to space-age, high-protein foods. Tracing the evolution of these techniques since the start of the nineteenth century, the book argues that humanitarianism is not a simple story of progress and improvement, but is profoundly shaped by sociopolitical conditions"-- Provided by publisher. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Subject |
Food relief -- History.
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Humanitarian assistance -- History.
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Starvation -- History.
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Emergency mass feeding -- History.
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Nutrition -- Research -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Scott-Smith, Tom. On an empty stomach : two hundred years of hunger relief. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020 9781501748660 |
ISBN |
9781501748653 (cloth) |
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9781501748660 |
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9781501748677 (e-book) |
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