Introduction -- The first World War and the blockade of Germany, 1914-1919 -- German responses to food scarcity -- Nutritiional deprivation in urban Leipzig -- Were rural Germans better off than urban citizens during the war? the case of Straßburg -- Nutritional deprivation of children across Germany-- Armistice and blockade: November 1918-July 1919 -- Nutritional deprivation after the fighting: November 1918-July 1919 -- From blockade to aid: July 1919-1924 -- German children's response to aid -- Epilogue -- Index
Summary
During and after World War One, Britain's blockade of Germany prevented foodstuffs from being exported to Germany, leading to outcries from German civic leaders and an outpouring of generosity from across the world. This study examines the detailed height and weight data of children in this period to show the measures of deprivation and recovery
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on May 11, 2020)
