On an Empty Stomach: Two Hundred Years of Hunger Relief

Author/Contributor(s):	Scott-Smith, Tom
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Date:	04/15/2020
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

"This book examines the practical techniques humanitarians have used to manage and measure starvation, from Victorian soup kitchens to space-age, high-protein foods. Tracing the evolution of these techniques since the start of the nineteenth century, the book argues that humanitarianism is not a simple story of progress and improvement, but is profoundly shaped by sociopolitical conditions"--