Nazi hunger politics : a history of food in the Third Reich / Gesine Gerhard
"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. T...
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| Hauptverfasser: | Gerhard, Gesine |
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: | Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] © 2015 |
| Schriftenreihe: | Rowman & Littlefield studies in food and gastronomy
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| Internet: | rezensiert in: Archiv für Sozialgeschichte, 2016, 01_02_03 Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Zusammenfassung: | "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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | x, 186 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1442227249 9781442227248 |
