Food Rebellions: Crisis and the Hunger for JusticeEric Holt-Gimenez, Raj Patel Today there are over a billion hungry people on the planet, more than ever before in history. While the global food crisis dropped out of the news in 2008, it returned in 2011 (and is threatening us again in 2012) and remains a painful reality for the world's poor and underserved. Why, in a time of record harvests, are a record number of people going hungry? And why are a handful of corporations making record profits? In Food Rebellions! Crisis and the Hunger for Justice, authors Eric Holt-Giménez and Raj Patel with Annie Shattuck offer us the real story behind the global food crisis and document the growing trend of grassroots solutions to hunger spreading around the world. Food Rebellions! contains up to date information about the current political and economic realities of our food systems. Anchored in political economy and an historical perspective, it is a valuable academic resource for understanding the root causes of hunger, growing inequality, the industrial agri-foods complex, and political unrest. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Holt-Giménez and Patel give a detailed historical analysis of the events that led to the global food crisis and document the grassroots initiatives of social movements working to forge food sovereignty around the world. These social movements and this inspiring book compel readers to confront the crucial question: Who is hungry, why, and what can we do about it? |
Contents
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WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT | 83 |
Appendix 1 Civil Society Statement on the World Food Emergency | 185 |
Appendix 2 Land Territory and Dignity Forum Porto Alegre March 69 2006 | 194 |
Appendix 3 ROPPAPanAfrican Farmers Platform | 201 |
Appendix 4 Declarations of the African OrganizationsPlanet Diversity May 1216 2008 | 204 |
25th FAO Africa ConferenceAfrican Womens Statement | 206 |
Appendix 8 Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture | 216 |
Acknowledgements | 218 |
Notes | 219 |
Acronyms | 223 |
Glossary | 225 |
Annotated bibliography | 230 |
References | 236 |
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Appendix 6 HighLevel Meeting on Food Security Madrid January 26272009 | 211 |
Appendix 7 US Call to Action | 214 |
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Food Rebellions!: Forging Food Sovereignty to Solve the Global Food Crisis Eric Holt-Giménez No preview available - 2009 |
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