Refusal to Eat: A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes by Nayan Shah

Refusal to Eat: A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes

Nayan Shah

384 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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The first global history of hunger strikes as a tactic in prisons, conflicts, and protest movements. The power of the hunger strike lies in its utter simplicity. The ability to choose to forego eating is universally accessible, even to those livin...

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