Food in Zones of Conflict

Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

Paul Collinson, Helen Macbeth, Paul Collinson, Helen Macbeth

• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781785337451
  9781782384038
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781782384045
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

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, political science, development studies and international relations, as well as practitioners working in the private and public sectors, who are currently concerned with food-related issues in the field.

Table of contents

• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List Of Tables
• Foreword
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 ‘TRY TO IMAGINE, WE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE SALT TO COOK WITH!’: FOOD AND WAR IN SIERRA LEONE
• Chapter 2 LANDMINES, CLUSTER BOMBS AND FOOD INSECURITY IN AFRICA
• Chapter 3 SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS IN REFUGEE CAMPS: A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
• Chapter 4 PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION IN CONFLICT AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS IN TRINCOMALEE, SRI LANKA
• Chapter 5 ENGAGING RELIGION IN THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY IN ZONES OF CONFLICT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
• Chapter 6 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN ZONES OF CONFLICT IN THE NORTHERN BORDER OF MEXICO
• Chapter 7 THE LOGIC OF WAR AND WARTIME MEALS
• Chapter 8 NUTRITION, FOOD RATIONING AND HOME PRODUCTION IN THE UK DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
• Chapter 9 BEYOND THE RATION: ALTERNATIVES TO THE RATION FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914–1918
• Chapter 10 SUSTAINING AND COMFORTING THE TROOPS IN THE PACIFIC WAR
• Chapter 11 ENEMY CUISINE: CLAIMING AGENCY, SEEKING HUMANITY AND RENEGOTIATING IDENTITY THROUGH CONSUMPTION
• Chapter 12 THE MEMORY OF FOOD PROBLEMS AT THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN SUBSEQUENT PROPAGANDA POSTERS IN GERMANY
• Chapter 13 ECHOES OF CATASTROPHE: FAMINE, CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION IN THE IRISH BORDERLANDS
• Chapter 14 ‘LAND TO THE TILLER’: HUNGER AND THE END OF MONARCHY IN ETHIOPIA
• Chapter 15 PROSPECTS FOR CONFLICT TO SPREAD THROUGH BILATERAL LAND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FOOD SECURITY
• Chapter 16 FOOD, CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS: ACCOUNTING FOR STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE
• Index