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On an empty stomach : two hundred years of hunger relief /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2020.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 268 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501748660 1501748661 9781501748677 150174867X |