124th Annual Meeting (January 7-10, 2010): World Hunger and the Politics of Poverty: A Dialogue among Historians of Africa, Latin America, and the United States

World Hunger and the Politics of Poverty: A Dialogue among Historians of Africa, Latin America, and the United States

AHA Session 120

Saturday, January 9, 2010: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Solana Room (Marriott)

Chair:

Elliott Young, Lewis and Clark College

Papers:

South African "Denialism" in Historical Context
Diana Wylie, Boston University

The Economics of Mexican Poverty: Theory and Practice in the International Development Community, 1960s–70s
Karen D. Caplan, Rutgers University-Newark

“Saving Babies for Two Dimes a Day": The Politics of Race, Poverty, and Malnutrition after the Fall of Jim Crow
Laurie B. Green, University of Texas at Austin

Comment:

Laura Briggs, University of Arizona

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