Food, Scarcity and Power in Southeastern Europe During the Second World War
Food, Scarcity and Power in Southeastern Europe During the Second World War
Buch
- Herausgeber: Xavier Bougarel, Paolo Fonzi, Sabine Rutar
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EUR 158,50*
- Bloomsbury Academic, 10/2024
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781350333918
- Bestellnummer: 11754356
- Umfang: 248 Seiten
- Gewicht: 454 g
- Maße: 234 x 156 mm
- Stärke: 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 17.10.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
The experience of all occupied countries during the Second World War was characterised by severe material shortages. Food, most noticeably, became a scarcity in everyday life; and that food grew into a major stake for all political groups at this time. This book shines a much-needed spotlight on the political role of food in Southeastern Europe from 1939 to 1945.Controlling food was a key strategy adopted by all actors - be they occupiers, state institutions, resistance organizations, international humanitarian organizations or private interest groups - in substantiating their bid for power. As a predominantly agrarian area with a substantial peasant population, investigating this topic is particularly poignant for Southeastern Europe. From discussions of searching for and fighting for food to offering relief and instrumentalising of food politically, the chapters in this volume add nuance to discussions on the complex intertwined political and social dynamics of war and occupation. In so doing, this sophisticated study fills an important gap in our understanding of the Second World War, food policy, and the social history of Europe more broadly.