{"product_id":"food-scarcity-and-power-in-southeastern-europe-during-the-second-world-war-9781350333918","title":"Food, Scarcity and Power in Southeastern Europe during the Second World War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe experience of all occupied countries during the Second World War was characterised by severe material shortages.\u003c\/strong\u003e Food, most noticeably, became a scarcity in everyday life, and food grew into a major stake for all political groups at this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFood, Scarcity and Power in Southeastern Europe during the Second World War\u003c\/em\u003e shines a much-needed spotlight on the political role of food in Southeastern Europe from 1939 to 1945. Controlling food was a key strategy adopted by all actors—be they occupiers, state institutions, resistance organisations, international humanitarian organisations, or private interest groups—in substantiating their bid for power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a predominantly agrarian area with a substantial peasant population, investigating this topic is particularly poignant for Southeastern Europe. From discussions of searching for and fighting for food to offering relief and instrumentalising food politically, the chapters in this volume add nuance to discussions on the complex intertwined political and social dynamics of war and occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn so doing, this sophisticated study fills an important gap in our understanding of the Second World War, food policy, and the social history of Europe more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849132789996,"sku":"9781350333918","price":187.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21251463482668.jpg?v=1759020847","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/food-scarcity-and-power-in-southeastern-europe-during-the-second-world-war-9781350333918","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}