Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Hunger and the Making of the Modern World 1
5. 2 The Humanitarian Discovery of Hunger 17
6. 3 Hunger as Political Critique 41
7. 4 The Science and Calculation of Hunger 81
8. 5 Hungry England and Planning for a World of Plenty 118
9. 6 Collective Feeding and the Welfare of Society 159
10. 7 You Are What You Eat 196
11. 8 Remembering Hunger 236
12. Conclusion 272
13. Notes 281
14. Index 361