The hunger winter : fighting famine in the occupied Netherlands, 1944-1945 / Ingrid de Zwarte, Wagen...
The hunger winter : fighting famine in the occupied Netherlands, 1944-1945 / Ingrid de Zwarte, Wagen...
The hunger winter : fighting famine in the occupied Netherlands, 1944-1945 / Ingrid de Zwarte, Wageningen University.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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G 2020/3995
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Historical contexts -- Causes of the famine -- Effects on mortality, fertility, and health in later life -- Central government and food administration -- The politics and practices of Allied relief -- Coping at household and individual levels -- Community strategies -- The evacuation...
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"In this pioneering study, Ingrid de Zwarte examines the causes and demographic impact of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter' that occurred in the Netherlands during the final months of German occupation in the Second World War. She offers a comprehensive and multifaceted view of the sociopolitical context in which the famine emerged and considers how the fa...
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The hunger winter : fighting famine in the occupied Netherlands, 1944-1945 / Ingrid de Zwarte, Wageningen University.
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Fighting famine in the occupied Netherlands, 1944-1945
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Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-300) and index.
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G 2020/3995
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74VKaMrrKRRb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaMrrKRRb
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ISBN
1108819214 (paperback)
9781108836807 (hardback)
1108836801 (hardback)
9781108819213 (paperback)
DDC
940.53492
MMS ID
991024349416902626
