Food in Zones of Conflict Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives [Hardcover]

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.

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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.? Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)

One of the most prevalent themes of this innovative collection is the exploration of how food becomes highly politicized and used as a political and military weapon, with multiple chapters examiningand convincingly demonstratinghow governments and other powerful groups exploit the availability of and access to food& a valuable contribution to an often overlooked and underexplored topic, which also offers innovative and novel case studies and empirical data to the more well-trodden tropes of food security and povelÃ