Hunger : a modern history / James Vernon.
Hunger : a modern history / James Vernon.
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Publisher
London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N363.80917/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Hunger and the making of the modern world -- The humanitarian discovery of hunger -- Hunger as political critique -- The science and calculation of hunger -- Hungry England and planning for a world of plenty -- Collective feeding and the welfare of society -- You are what you eat: educating the citi...
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Publisher
London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2007.
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"Rigorously researched, Hunger: A Modern History draws together social, cultural, and political history in a novel way, to show us how we came to have a moral, political, and social responsibility toward the hungry. Vernon forcefully reminds us how many perished from hunger in the empire and reveals how their history was intricately connected with...
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Hunger : a modern history / James Vernon.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N363.80917/3
Record Identifier
74VK3ZELAp3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3ZELAp3M
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ISBN
0674026780 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780674026780 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
363.809171241
MMS ID
991023652969702626
