Hunger
Subtitle: an unnatural history
By: Sharman Apt Russell.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Hunger -- Social aspects; Fasting -- Social aspects; Weight loss -- Social aspects
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.