Hunger : an unnatural history /
Russell, Sharman Apt.
New York : Basic Books,
c2005.
This book explores the range of this primal experience, a biological process that transcends nature to shape the fabric of societies. In a 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 cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world today.--From publisher description.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-260).
The hunger artists -- Eighteen hours -- Thirty-six hours -- Seven days -- Thirty days -- The hunger strike -- The hunger disease studies -- The Minnesota experiment -- The anthropology of hunger -- Anorexia nervosa -- Hungry children -- Protocols of famine -- An end to hunger -- The top of the mountain.
This book explores the range of this primal experience, a biological process that transcends nature to shape the fabric of societies. In a 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 cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world today.--From publisher description.
Hunger
Fasting
Weight loss