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On an empty stomach : two hundred years of hunger relief
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ISBN: 9781501748653 1501748653 1501748661 150174867X Year: 2020 Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press,

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"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"--


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Feeding the people in wartime Britain
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ISBN: 9781350259713 1350259713 Year: 2022 Publisher: London New York Bloomsbury Academic

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"While the history of food on the home front in wartime Britain has mostly focused on rationing, this book reveals the importance and scale of nation-wide communal dining schemes during this era. Welcomed by some as a symbol of a progressive future in which 'wasteful' home dining would disappear, and derided by others for threatening the social order, these sites of food and eating attracted great political and cultural debate. Using extensive primary source material, Feeding the People in Wartime Britain examines the cuisine served in these communal restaurants and the people who used them. It challenges the notion that communal eating played a marginal role in wartime food policy and reveals the impact they had in advancing nutritional understanding and new food technologies. Comparing them to similar ventures in mainland Europe and understanding the role of propaganda from the Ministry of Food in their success, Evans unearths this neglected history of emergency public feeding and relates it to contemporary debates around food policy in times of crisis"--

Le partage des subsistances au Canada sous le régime français
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ISBN: 2890526208 Year: 1994 Publisher: [Montréal] : Boréal,

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La malnutrition en situation de crise : manuel de prise en charge thérapeutique et de planification d'un programme nutritionnel
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ISBN: 2845861702 9782845861701 Year: 2001 Publisher: Paris: Karthala,

High-energy, nutrient-dense emergency relief food product
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ISBN: 030908315X 0309509238 9780309509237 9780309083157 030508315X 0309169674 Year: 2002 Publisher: Washington, DC : National Academy Press,

Food security in the Sahel: variable import levy, grain reserves, and foreign exchange assistance
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ISBN: 0896290271 Year: 1981 Volume: 26 Publisher: Washington, D.C. IFPRI

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