{"product_id":"between-feast-and-famine-john-nott-9781800087903","title":"Between Feast and Famine: Food, Health, and the History of Ghana's Long Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eJourneying across Ghana's savannahs and cities, John Nott investigates how nutrition and capitalism have intersected to define health from colonial rule to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Feast and Famine \u003c\/i\u003eunravels the intertwined histories of food, health, and capitalism in Ghana, charting the country's shifting nutritional landscape from colonial-era hunger crises to contemporary epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Moving between Ghana's diverse ecological and economic zones, John Nott excavates how uneven capitalist transformation reshaped diets and childhood nutrition across the twentieth century. At the heart of this story is the evolving science of nutrition itself, from its colonial-era applications to its role in shaping modern health policies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using a new historical approach, \u003ci\u003eBetween Feast and Famine \u003c\/i\u003eexposes how global scientific debates and local lived realities co-produced the country's shifting nutritional conditions. A necessary contribution to African history and medical humanities, this book debunks preconceived notions about hunger and public health, suggesting crucial insights into the complex relationship between food systems and human well-being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Nott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 180008790X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800087903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UCL Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Nott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927905227007,"sku":"9781800087903","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad621dcf-1ca8-4ebc-990c-035841edced3.jpg?v=1749373333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-feast-and-famine-john-nott-9781800087903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}