Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 306 Seiten) :
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten.
ISBN:
978-1-108-87251-5
Series Statement:
Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare
Content:
In this pioneering study, Ingrid de Zwarte examines the causes and demographic impact of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter' that occurred in the Netherlands during the final months of German occupation in the Second World War. She offers a comprehensive and multifaceted view of the socio-political context in which the famine emerged and considers how the famine was confronted at different societal levels, including the responses by Dutch, German and Allied state institutions, affected households, and local communities. Contrary to highly-politicized assumptions, she argues that the famine resulted from a culmination of multiple transportation and distribution difficulties. Although Allied relief was postponed for many crucial months and official rations fell far below subsistence level, successful community efforts to fight the famine conditions emerged throughout the country. She also explains why German authorities found reasons to cooperate and allow relief for the starving Dutch. With these explorations, The Hunger Winter offers a radically new understanding of the Dutch famine and provides a valuable insight into the strategies and coping mechanisms of a modern society facing catastrop
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-108-83680-7
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-1-108-81921-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Besetzung
;
Lebensmittelversorgung
;
Hungersnot
;
Winter
DOI:
10.1017/9781108872515
URL:
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URL:
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(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108872515
Author information:
Zwarte, Ingrid de 1988-
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