Hunger: An Unnatural HistoryBasic Books, 1.8.2008 - 272 sivua Every day, we wake up hungry. Every day, we break our fast. Hunger explores the range of this primal experience. Sharman Apt Russell, the highly acclaimed author of Anatomy of a Rose and An Obsession with Butterflies, here takes us on a tour of hunger, from eighteen hours without food to thirty-six hours to seven days and beyond. What Russell finds-both in our bodies and in cultures around the world-is extraordinary. It is a biological process that transcends nature to shape the very of fabric of societies. In a fascinating survey of centuries of thought on hunger's unique power, she discovers an ability to adapt to it that is nothing short of miraculous. From the fasting saints of the early Christian church to activists like Mahatma Gandhi, generations have used hunger to make spiritual and political statements. Russell highlights these remarkable cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world today. Written with consummate skill, a compassionate heart, and stocked with facts, figures, and fascinating lore, Hunger is an inspiring window on history and the human spirit. |
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... anthropology.” —Library Journal “Russell provides a fascinating picture of the ways that the quest of food shapes our lives.” —Science News “Awardwinning author Sharman Apt Russell explores the many manifestations of.
... anthropology.” —Library Journal “Russell provides a fascinating picture of the ways that the quest of food shapes our lives.” —Science News “Awardwinning author Sharman Apt Russell explores the many manifestations of.
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... Journal, “there was no intention of making his fast a protracted one.” But the young man adapted so well and was so “eager to reach his ideal weight,” and the days passed, and his medical signs were normal, and more days passed, and ...
... Journal, “there was no intention of making his fast a protracted one.” But the young man adapted so well and was so “eager to reach his ideal weight,” and the days passed, and his medical signs were normal, and more days passed, and ...
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... Journal says only, at the end, “We wish to express our gratitude to Mr. A. B. for his cheerful cooperation and steadfast application to the task of achieving a normal physique.” The citation in the 1971 Guinness Book of Records briefly ...
... Journal says only, at the end, “We wish to express our gratitude to Mr. A. B. for his cheerful cooperation and steadfast application to the task of achieving a normal physique.” The citation in the 1971 Guinness Book of Records briefly ...
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