Fortified Bodies
Nutrition for National Defense in World War II and the Cold War
$132.11
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2026
Summary
Nutrition science, national power, and the politics of feeding the world.
In the twentieth century, nutrition became a matter not only of health, but of national security, economic development, and global governance. In Fortified Bodies, Hannah F. LeBlanc traces how nutrition science moved from laboratories and kitchens into military planning rooms, international agencies, and Cold War development campaigns.
Beginning with the nutrition crisis of Worl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421455594 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421455595 |
| Author: | Hannah F. LeBlanc |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Repast: Studies in the History of Nutrition |
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Critics Review
“In this fine book LeBlanc shows how the American Century was built on the science of nutrition, how technical approaches to problems of food papered over the contradictions of national and international development. It convincingly illustrates how the necessity of good nutrition so often obstructs the right to good food.”-John Nott, author of Between Feast and Famine: Food, Health, and the History of Ghana’s Long Twentieth Century “Ambitious, nuanced, and deeply researched, Fortified Bodies transforms how we understand the history of nutrition and its place in the modern world. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in how histories of nutrition intersect with statecraft, geopolitical ambition, and economic development.”-Emma McDonell, author of The Quinoa Bust
Hannah F. LeBlanc
Hannah F. LeBlanc is an independent scholar and chair of the department of History and Social Science at Francis Parker School in San Diego.
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