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- 9780786722396
- Éditeur
- Basic Books
- Date de publication
- 08/2008
- Langue
- anglais
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Aide EAN13 : 9780786722396
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Every day, we wake up hungry. Every day, we break our fast. Hunger explores
the range of this primal experience. Sharman Apt Russell, the highly acclaimed
author of Anatomy of a Rose and An Obsession with Butterflies, here takes us
on a tour of hunger, from eighteen hours without food to thirty-six hours to
seven days and beyond. What Russell finds-both in our bodies and in cultures
around the world-is extraordinary. It is a biological process that transcends
nature to shape the very of fabric of societies. In a fascinating 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 remarkable cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also
addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world
today. Written with consummate skill, a compassionate heart, and stocked with
facts, figures, and fascinating lore, Hunger is an inspiring window on history
and the human spirit.
the range of this primal experience. Sharman Apt Russell, the highly acclaimed
author of Anatomy of a Rose and An Obsession with Butterflies, here takes us
on a tour of hunger, from eighteen hours without food to thirty-six hours to
seven days and beyond. What Russell finds-both in our bodies and in cultures
around the world-is extraordinary. It is a biological process that transcends
nature to shape the very of fabric of societies. In a fascinating 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 remarkable cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also
addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world
today. Written with consummate skill, a compassionate heart, and stocked with
facts, figures, and fascinating lore, Hunger is an inspiring window on history
and the human spirit.
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