Men of capital : scarcity and economy in mandate Palestine /

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Autore principale: Seikaly, Sherene, 1971- (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]
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Sommario:
  • Introduction : the politics of basic needs
  • Men of capital : making money, making nation
  • Women of thrift : domesticity and home economics
  • A nutritional economy : the calorie, development, and war
  • A public good : Palestinian businessmen and World War II
  • The vegetable racket : scarcity and the cost of living
  • Conclusion : postwar austerity and the discipline of detail.