Vernon, James.

Hunger : a modern history / James Vernon. - London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007. - xii, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-359) and index.

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 citizen as consumer -- Remembering hunger : the script of British social democracy -- Conclusion.

9780674026780 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0674026780 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2007017979


Poor--History.--Great Britain
Poor--Colonies--History.--Great Britain
Hunger--History.--Great Britain
Hunger--Colonies--History.--Great Britain
Food relief--History.--Great Britain


Great Britain--Social policy.

HC260.P6 / P47 2007

363.809171/241