Hunger : an unnatural history /

Russell, Sharman Apt.

Hunger : an unnatural history / Sharman Apt Russell. - New York : Basic Books, c2005. - x, 262 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-260).

Analyzes the psychological and physical consequences of food deprivation and semi-starvation, discussing topics ranging from hunger strikes and religious fasts to cannibalism and anorexia nervosa.

0465071635 : HRD $23.95

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Hunger--Social aspects.
Fasting--Social aspects.
Weight loss--Social aspects.

HN8 / .R88 2005

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