Hunger and Shame -- A Book Review

Hunger and Shame: A Book Review Hunger and Shame is the compelling truth about African poverty and how outside powers has shaped child malnutrition in Tanzania. It is about the trend of suffering and deaths of malnourished children in a region where there is a dramatic variance among rich coffee farmers and the poor. Mary Howard shows how crucial it is to step into patrilineal Chagga society and put aside Western/European ideals. The reality …

…Chagga society for so long. However; this is a root cause of forcing women into the workforce, and would be beneficial if the system did transform over time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** REFERENCES Howard, M., and Millard, A. 1997. Hunger and Shame: child malnutrition and poverty on Mount Kilimanjaro. New York: Routledge. Van Esterik, P. 1992. Cornell International Nutrition Monograph 23, "Women, Work, and Breastfeeding." New York: Ithaca. 1993. Women, work and breastfeeding: Everybody Benefits. Malaysia: World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action.