Feeding Manila In Peace And War, 1850-1945
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At the crossroads of empire, commerce, and survival, Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850–1945 chronicles nearly a century of food systems, supply chains, and urban provisioning in one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic colonial capitals. Deryck Ruppners traces how Manila's markets, traders, and administrators grappled with the immense challenge of feeding a rapidly growing city — from the mid-nineteenth century's colonial trade networks through the devastation of the Japanese occupation during World War II, when food scarcity became a weapon of war and a test of human endurance. Grounded in meticulous archival research, this work illuminates the deep connections between political power, economic infrastructure, and everyday life, arguing that the history of food is inseparable from the history of colonialism and conflict. Ruppners writes with scholarly precision yet maintains a narrative accessibility that draws readers into the bustling streets of Manila's wet markets as readily as into the corridors of Spanish and American colonial power. A vital contribution to Asian urban history, this richly detailed study leaves one wondering: when the city's last supply lines broke, what did survival truly cost?
Author: Deryck Donners
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of empire, commerce, and survival, Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850–1945 chronicles nearly a century of food systems, supply chains, and urban provisioning in one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic colonial capitals. Deryck Ruppners traces how Manila's markets, traders, and administrators grappled with the immense challenge of feeding a rapidly growing city — from the mid-nineteenth century's colonial trade networks through the devastation of the Japanese occupation during World War II, when food scarcity became a weapon of war and a test of human endurance. Grounded in meticulous archival research, this work illuminates the deep connections between political power, economic infrastructure, and everyday life, arguing that the history of food is inseparable from the history of colonialism and conflict. Ruppners writes with scholarly precision yet maintains a narrative accessibility that draws readers into the bustling streets of Manila's wet markets as readily as into the corridors of Spanish and American colonial power. A vital contribution to Asian urban history, this richly detailed study leaves one wondering: when the city's last supply lines broke, what did survival truly cost?