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Article: History of hunger a feast for readers; Author concludes that 'not eating seems to be innately religious'
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2006
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"Hunger: An Unnatural History." By Sharman Apt Russell. Basic
Books. 262 Pages. $23.95.
The haunting images of starving children appear regularly on
television, sometimes on the news, sometimes in heart-moving appeals
for charity. Usually, the hunger is in some faraway land.
But hunger can be anywhere, anytime. It can be the result of
poverty or of protest. It can be the result of mistaken or evil
politics. It can be the result of religious belief.
In a country where cookbooks sell by the millions, a book about
hunger might seem out of place. But Sharman Apt Russell gives it a
place with "Hunger: An Unnatural History," introducing the causes and