Hungry for Revolution

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The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile

By Joshua Frens-String

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Hungry for Revolution by Joshua Frens-String delves into the pivotal role of food politics in shaping Chile's path to social change during the mid-20th century. The narrative explores how food shortages, distribution struggles, and market systems influenced political movements and contributed to the broader revolutionary climate. The book provides an insightful look into how basic supply and demand became tools of political expression and conflict in a transformative period of Chilean history.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in the transformative period of Chile's political history, particularly focusing on the intersection of food politics and economic reform. The narrative explores how food became a central issue in the struggle for democracy and social justice, offering an in-depth analysis of how these dynamics shape society. Perfect for those keen on exploring the links between daily life and broader political movements.

Hungry for Revolution

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Hungry for Revolution tells the story of how struggles over food fueled the rise and fall of Chile's Popular Unity coalition and one of Latin America's most expansive social welfare states.

Reconstructing ties between workers, consumers, scientists, and the state, historian Joshua Frens-String explores how Chileans across generations sought to centre food security as a right of citizenship. In doing so, he deftly untangles the relationship between two of twentieth-century Chile's most significant political and economic processes: the fight of an emergent urban working class to gain reliable access to nutrient-rich foodstuffs and the state's efforts to modernise its underproducing agricultural countryside.

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Hungry for Revolution by Joshua Frens-String is praised for its engaging narrative and accessibility for both experts and students interested in Latin American and food history. It's considered an important contribution to understanding Chilean history and the history of technology in Latin America.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520343375

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 14 b-w illustrations, 4 tables

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 322

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American & Canadian History Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture History & Military Joshua Frens-String Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Joshua Frens-String is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin and an associate of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS).