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Nazi Hunger Politics : A History of Food in the Third Reich.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (198 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442227255
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nazi Hunger PoliticsDDC classification:
  • 363.8/56094309043
LOC classification:
  • HD9015.G32 -- .G37 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 No More Turnips -- 2 Eating at Home -- 3 Herbert Backe at the Center of Food Politics -- 4 The Hungerplan -- 5 The Science of Food -- 6 The Hunger Years after the War -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography and Sources -- Index.
Summary: Telling the story of the Nazis' plan to kill millions of people in the German-occupied eastern territories, this book examines food politics during the Third Reich. Gesine Gerhard explores the economics of food production and consumption in Nazi Germany, as well as its use as a justification for war and as a tool for genocide.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 No More Turnips -- 2 Eating at Home -- 3 Herbert Backe at the Center of Food Politics -- 4 The Hungerplan -- 5 The Science of Food -- 6 The Hunger Years after the War -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography and Sources -- Index.

Telling the story of the Nazis' plan to kill millions of people in the German-occupied eastern territories, this book examines food politics during the Third Reich. Gesine Gerhard explores the economics of food production and consumption in Nazi Germany, as well as its use as a justification for war and as a tool for genocide.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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