Nazi hunger politics : a history of food in the Third Reich / / Gesine Gerhard

• Autore: Gerhard Gesine <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 363.8/56094309043
• Soggetto topico: Food supply - Government policy - Germany - History - 20th century; National socialism - Social aspects; World War, 1939-1945 - Food supply - Germany; Food - Political aspects - Germany - History - 20th century; Food - Social aspects - Germany - History - 20th century; Food - Symbolic aspects - Germany - History - 20th century; Hunger - Political aspects - Germany - History - 20th century; Hunger - Social aspects - Germany - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Politics and government 1933-1945; Germany Social conditions 1933-1945
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Food played a central role in the Third Reich, to satisfy the daily needs of the people, to prepare Germany for war, to decrease the country's dependence on food imports and as the foundation of a racial ideology that justified the murder of millions of Jews, prisoners of war and Slavs. This book is the first to address the topic of food during the Nazi Reich in a comprehensive way. It illustrates the importance of food in Nazi ideology, its use as a justification for war and as a tool in the genocide of Jews, civilians and Soviet soldier"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nazi hunger politics
• ISBN: 1-4422-2724-9; 1-4422-2725-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817316803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II