Food, Scarcity and Power in Southeastern Europe during the Second World War

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Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvPaolo Fonzi,Sabine Rutar,Xavier Bougarel

649 kr

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The experience of all occupied countries during the Second World War was characterised by severe material shortages. Food, most noticeably, became a scarcity in everyday life; and that food grew into a major stake for all political groups at this time. This book shines a much-needed spotlight on the political role of food in Southeastern Europe from 1939 to 1945.Controlling food was a key strategy adopted by all actors – be they occupiers, state institutions, resistance organizations, international humanitarian organizations or private interest groups – in substantiating their bid for power. As a predominantly agrarian area with a substantial peasant population, investigating this topic is particularly poignant for Southeastern Europe. From discussions of searching for and fighting for food to offering relief and instrumentalising of food politically, the chapters in this volume add nuance to discussions on the complex intertwined political and social dynamics of war and occupation. In so doing, this sophisticated study fills an important gap in our understanding of the Second World War, food policy, and the social history of Europe more broadly.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-30
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt345 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350333956

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List of FiguresList of MapsList of ContributorsList of AbbreviationsFood, Scarcity and Power: An Introduction, Paolo Fonzi,(University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy) Sabine Rutar, (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Germany) Xavier Bougarel (CETOBAC, France)Part 1 – Germany: Extracting Food and Labour1. The Western Banat as Germany’s Breadbasket and the Role of the Banat Germans in Agricultural Extraction, Mirna Zakic, (Ohio University, USA)2. Coal and Copper for the German War Effort: Food and Labour in Yugoslav Mining Industries, Sabine Rutar, (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Germany)Part 2 – Italy: Instrumentalizing Food3. Between Chaos and Economic Weakness. Italian Food Policies in Albania (1939–1943), Alberto Basciani, (Roma Tre University, Italy)4. Imperial Humanitarianism. Italy and the Greek Famine during the Second World War (1941–1943), Paolo Fonzi, (University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy)Part 3 – Cities: Searching for Food5. The Rationing System and Self-Sufficiency Efforts in Ljubljana during the Second World War, Mojca Šorn, (Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana, Slovenia)6. Trying the Impossible: The Zagreb Jewish Community and the Provisioning of Female Camp Inmates (1941–1942), Marija Vulesica, (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany)Part 4 – Contested Territories: Fighting for Food7. Food and Food Policies in Central Dalmatia from April 1941 to the Italian Capitulation in September 1943, Nikica Baric, (Croatian Institute of History in Zagreb, Croatia)8. ‘To Live by the Gun’: Food Insecurity, Ethnic Violence and Political Mobilization in Occupied Greece (1941–1944), Spyros Tsoutsoumpis, (Lancaster University, UK)Part 5 – Liberated Territories: Feeding the Partisans9. Survival and Equity: The Moral Economy of the Liberated Territories of Western Bosnia (1941–1945), Xavier Bougarel, (CETOBAC, France)10. The National Liberation Movement and Food Policies in the Liberated Inland Territories of Southern Albania (1942–1944), Markenc Lorenci, (Roma Tre University, Italy)Conclusion: The Power of Food in Wartime, Paolo Fonzi, Sabine Rutar, Xavier BougarelNotesIndex