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Nazi Hunger Politics
A History of Food in the Third Reich
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2015
Summary
During World War II, millions of Soviet soldiers in German captivity died of hunger and starvation. Their fate was not the unexpected consequence of a war that took longer than anticipated. It was the calculated strategy of a small group of economic planners around Herbert Backe, the second Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture. The mass murder of Soviet soldiers and civilians by Nazi food policy has not yet received much attention, but this book is about to change that.
Food played a central political role for the Nazi regime and served as the foundation of a racial ideology that justified the murder of millions of Jews, prisoners of war, and Slavs. This book is the first to vividly and comprehensively address the topic of food during the Third Reich. It examines the economics of food production and consumption in Nazi Germany, as well as its use as a justification for war and as a tool for genocide. Offering another perspective on the Nazi regime’s desire for domination, Gesine Gerhard sheds light on an often-overlooked part of their scheme and brings into focus the very important role food played in the course of the Second World War.
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Copyright Year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-2724-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-2725-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
186
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
List of Illustrations No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 18
1 No More Turnips No access Pages 19 - 46
2 Eating at Home No access Pages 47 - 64
3 Herbert Backe at the Center of Food Politics No access Pages 65 - 84
4 The Hungerplan No access Pages 85 - 102
5 The Science of Food No access Pages 103 - 120
6 The Hunger Years after the War No access Pages 121 - 140
Epilogue No access Pages 141 - 142
Notes No access Pages 143 - 172
Selected Bibliography and Sources No access Pages 173 - 178
Index No access Pages 179 - 186
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