| Edition |
First Canadian edition. |
| Description |
ix, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-418) and index. |
| Summary |
Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese?both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the health of the entire world, Raj Patel conducts a global investigation, traveling from the ?green deserts? of Brazil and protester-packed streets of South Korea to bankrupt Ugandan coffee farms and barren fields of India. What he uncovers is shocking?the real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa, an epidemic of farmer suicides, and the false choices and conveniences in supermarkets. Yet he also finds hope?in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. |
| Subject |
Food supply.
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Food industry and trade.
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Poverty.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects.
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Agriculture -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780002008112 |
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0002008114 |
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