Food in zones of conflict : cross-disciplinary perspectives / / edited by Paul Collinson and Helen Macbeth ; Dr. Akinyinka Akinyoade [and seventeen others], contributors

• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 394.1/2
• Soggetto topico: Food - Social aspects; Food - Political aspects; War and society; Food security; Food supply - Political aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): CollinsonPaul <1969->; MacbethHelen M.; AkinyoadeAkinyinka
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List Of Tables; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1 'TRY TO IMAGINE, WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE SALT TO COOK WITH!': FOOD AND WAR IN SIERRA LEONE; Chapter 2 LANDMINES, CLUSTER BOMBS AND FOOD INSECURITY IN AFRICA ; Chapter 3 SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS IN REFUGEE CAMPS: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH ; Chapter 4 PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION IN CONFLICT AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS IN TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA; Chapter 5 ENGAGING RELIGION IN THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY IN ZONES OF CONFLICT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ; Chapter 6 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN ZONES OF CONFLICT IN THE NORTHERN BORDER OF MEXICO Chapter 7 THE LOGIC OF WAR AND WARTIME MEALS; Chapter 8 NUTRITION, FOOD RATIONING AND HOME PRODUCTION IN THE UK DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR ; Chapter 9 BEYOND THE RATION: ALTERNATIVES TO THE RATION FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918; Chapter 10 SUSTAINING AND COMFORTING THE TROOPS IN THE PACIFIC WAR; Chapter 11 ENEMY CUISINE: CLAIMING AGENCY, SEEKING HUMANITY AND RENEGOTIATING IDENTITY THROUGH CONSUMPTION ; Chapter 12 THE MEMORY OF FOOD PROBLEMS AT THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN SUBSEQUENT PROPAGANDA POSTERS IN GERMANYChapter 13 ECHOES OF CATASTROPHE: FAMINE, CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION IN THE IRISH BORDERLANDS; Chapter 14 'LAND TO THE TILLER': HUNGER AND THE END OF MONARCHY IN ETHIOPIA; Chapter 15 PROSPECTS FOR CONFLICT TO SPREAD THROUGH BILATERAL LAND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FOOD SECURITY; Chapter 16 FOOD, CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS: ACCOUNTING FOR STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The availability of food is an especially significant issue in zones of conflict because conflict nearly always impinges on the production and the distribution of food, and causes increased competition for food, land and resources Controlling the production of and access to food can also be used as a weapon by protagonists in conflict. The logistics of supply of food to military personnel operating in conflict zones is another important issue. These themes unite this collection, the chapters of which span different geographic areas. This volume will appeal to scholars in a number of different
• Titolo autorizzato: Food in zones of conflict
• ISBN: 1-78533-745-9; 1-78539-618-8; 1-78238-404-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460305703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthropology of food and nutrition ; ; Volume 8.