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Food in Zones of Conflict: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives (Anthropology of Food and Nutrition)
Paul (Ed) Collinson
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Hardcover. The availability of food is an especially significant issue in zones of conflict because conflictnearly always impinges on the production and the distribution of food, and causes increased competition for food, land and resources Controlling the production of and access to food can also be used as a weapon by protagonists in conflict. Editor(s): Collinson, Paul; Macbeth, Helen M. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
The availability of food is an especially significant issue in zones of conflict because conflict nearly always impinges on the production and the distribution of food, and causes increased competition for food, land and resources Controlling the production of and access to food can also be used as a weapon by protagonists in conflict. The logistics of supply of food to military personnel operating in conflict zones is another important issue. These themes unite this collection, the chapters of which span different geographic areas. This volume will appeal to scholars in a number of different disciplines, including anthropology, nutrition, ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology of Food and Nutrition
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782384038
SKU
V9781782384038
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99-15
About Paul (Ed) Collinson
Paul Collinson is an Honorary Research Associate and former part-time lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University. He also works for the UK government. As well as the anthropology of food, his research interests include the anthropology of development and applied anthropology. His research is focused on the Republic of Ireland where he has been conducting anthropological ... Read more
Reviews for Food in Zones of Conflict: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives (Anthropology of Food and Nutrition)
“The strength of this edited collection lies in the breadth of case-studies from different parts of the world. Employing methodologies based both on ethnographic fieldwork and historical sources, these chapters effectively demonstrate the diligent work required in order to explore the ongoing conflicts taking place on the global stage… this book successfully illustrates an under-recognized relationship between warfare and food.” ... Read more