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"Hunger and Shame" is a passionate account of child malnutrition in a relatively wealthy populace, the Chagga in Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Views of family members, health workers and government officials provide insights into the complex of ideas, institutions and human fallibility that sustain the shame of malnutrition in the mountains.
Discussing the moral and practical dilemmas posed by the presence of malnourished children in the community, the authors explore the shame associated with child hunger in relation to social organization, colonial history and the global economy. Their discussions challenge the reader to ask fundamental questions concerning ethics, the politics of poverty and shame and social relations.
List of contents
1 The Shame of Hunger 2 To the Mountain and an Early Confrontation with Death 3 Poverty Amidst Plenty 4 On the Road to the Margins 5 "These People": Institutional Discrimination and Resistance by the Poor 6 Sex and the Shame of Kwashiorkor 7 The Meaning of a Child 8 Conflict in Families 9 Child Favoritism and Malnutrition 10 The NURU Experience
About the author
Mary Howard is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Ohio Wesleyan University. She has extensive fieldwork experience on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Ann Millard is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University.
Summary
First Published in 1998. In discussing the moral and practical dilemmas posed by the malnourished children in Mount Kilimanjaro, the authors explore the shame associated with child hunger in relation to social organization, colonial history and global economy.
