Hunger : a modern history / James Vernon.

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.

xii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps, plan ; 25 cm

Hunger and the making of the modern world -- The humanitarian discovery of hunger -- Hunger as political critique -- The science and calculation of hunger -- Hungry England and planning for a world of plenty -- Collective feeding and the welfare of society -- You are what you eat: educating the citizen as consumer -- Remembering hunger: the script of British social democracy -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-359) and index.