The Politics of Hunger: Protest, Poverty and Policy in England, C. 1750-c. 1840

Systematically explores what it is conceived as 'hunger politics': the articulations of hunger as a tool of protest by poor consumers; its framing as a problem in the making of public policy; and its (elite) political languages and the attendant effects.

• | Author: Carl J. Griffin
• | Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
• | Publication Date: Oct 18, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 280 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 1526167034
• | ISBN-13: 9781526167033