Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe
Title Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe PDF eBook
Author Dr Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska
Publisher Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Pages 298
Release 2012-11-28
Genre Social Science
ISBN 140949019X

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Wars cannot be fought and sustained without food and this unique collection explores the impact of war on food production, allocation and consumption in Europe in the twentieth century. A comparative perspective which incorporates belligerent, occupied and neutral countries provides new insights into the relationship between food and war. The analysis ranges from military provisioning and systems of food rationing to civilians' survival strategies and the role of war in stimulating innovation and modernization.

Food and War in Mid-Twentieth-Century East Asia

Food and War in Mid-Twentieth-Century East Asia
Title Food and War in Mid-Twentieth-Century East Asia PDF eBook
Author Professor Katarzyna J Cwiertka
Publisher Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Pages 315
Release 2013-03-28
Genre History
ISBN 1409474488

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War has been both an agent of destruction and a catalyst for innovation. These two, at first sight contradictory, yet mutually constitutive outcomes of war-waging are particularly pronounced in twentieth-century Asia. While 1945 marked the beginning of peaceful recovery for Europe, military conflicts continued to play a critical role in the historical development of this part of the world. In essence, all wars in twentieth-century Asia stemmed from the political vacuum that developed after the fall of the Japanese Wartime Empire, intricately connecting one region with another. Yet, they have had often very diverse consequences, shattering the homes of some and bringing about affluence to others. Disarray of war may halt economic activities and render many aspects of life insignificant. The need for food, however, cannot be ignored and the social action that it requires continues in all circumstances. This book documents the effects of war on the lives of ordinary people through the investigation of a variety of connections that developed between war-waging and the production, distribution, preparation and consumption of food throughout Asia since the 1930s. The topics addressed range from issues at stake at the time of the conflicts, such as provisioning the troops and food rationing and food relief for civilians, to long-term, often surprising consequences of war waging and wartime mobilization of resources on the food systems, diets, and tastes of the societies involved. The main argument of this volume is that war has not been a mere disruption, but rather a central force in the social and cultural trajectories of twentieth-century Asia. Due to its close connection with human nourishment and comfort, food stands central in the life of the individual. On the other hand, owing to its connection with profit and power, food plays a critical role in the social and economic organization of a society. What happens to food and eating is, therefore, an important index of change, a privileged basis for the exploration of historical processes.

Modern Hungers

Modern Hungers
Title Modern Hungers PDF eBook
Author Alice Autumn Weinreb
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 329
Release 2017
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 019060509X

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This text explores Germany's role in the two world wars and the Cold War to analyze the food economy of the twentieth century. It argues that controlling food supply and determining how and what people ate shaped the course of these three wars

The Rise of Obesity in Europe

The Rise of Obesity in Europe
Title The Rise of Obesity in Europe PDF eBook
Author Virginie Amilien
Publisher Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Pages 270
Release 2012-11-28
Genre Science
ISBN 1409488330

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Twentieth century Europe went through a dramatic transition from low income populations experiencing hunger and nutritionally inadequate diets, to the recent era of over-consumption and growing numbers of overweight and obese people. By examining the trends in food history from case studies across Europe, this book offers a historical context to explain how and why this transition has occurred and what we can learn in order to try and address the vitally important issues arising from obesity in contemporary Europe.

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe
Title Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe PDF eBook
Author Rachel Duffett
Publisher Routledge
Pages 295
Release 2016-04-22
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1317134419

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Wars cannot be fought and sustained without food and this unique collection explores the impact of war on food production, allocation and consumption in Europe in the twentieth century. A comparative perspective which incorporates belligerent, occupied and neutral countries provides new insights into the relationship between food and war. The analysis ranges from military provisioning and systems of food rationing to civilians' survival strategies and the role of war in stimulating innovation and modernization.

Twentieth-Century Europe

Twentieth-Century Europe
Title Twentieth-Century Europe PDF eBook
Author
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 416
Release 2014-02-03
Genre History
ISBN 1118651383

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Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic trends since 1989 and an extensively revised chapter that emphasizes the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since World War II Organized into brief chapters that are suitable for traditional courses or for classes in non-traditional courses that allow for additional material selected by the professor Includes the addition of a variety of supplemental materials such as chronological timelines, maps, and illustrations

Political Violence in Twentieth-Century Europe

Political Violence in Twentieth-Century Europe
Title Political Violence in Twentieth-Century Europe PDF eBook
Author Donald Bloxham
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 269
Release 2011-03-10
Genre History
ISBN 1139501291

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This is a comprehensive history of political violence during Europe's incredibly violent twentieth century. Leading scholars examine the causes and dynamics of war, revolution, counterrevolution, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and state repression. They locate these manifestations of political violence within their full transnational and comparative contexts and within broader trends in European history from the beginning of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in the late nineteenth-century, through the two world wars, to the Yugoslav Wars and the rise of fundamentalist terrorism. The book spans a 'greater Europe' stretching from Ireland and Iberia to the Baltic, the Caucasus, Turkey and the southern shores of the Mediterranean. It sheds new light on the extent to which political violence in twentieth-century Europe was inseparable from the generation of new forms of state power and their projection into other societies, be they distant territories of imperial conquest or ones much closer to home.