{"product_id":"books-stuffed-and-starved-by-raj-patel","title":"Stuffed and Starved","description":"\u003cb\u003eRevised and Expanded Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone attempting to make sense of the world food crisis, or understand the links between U.S. farm policy and the ability of the world's poor to feed themselves, \u003ci\u003eStuffed and Starved\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Michael Pollan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before, while there are also more people who are overweight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To find out how we got to this point and what we can do about it, Raj Patel launched a comprehensive investigation into the global food network. It took him from the colossal supermarkets of California to India's wrecked paddy-fields and Africa's bankrupt coffee farms, while along the way he ate genetically engineered soy beans and dodged flying objects in the protestor-packed streets of South Korea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What he found was shocking, from the false choices given us by supermarkets to a global epidemic of farmer suicides, and real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet he also found great cause for hope--in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable and joyful food system. Going beyond ethical consumerism, Patel explains the steps, from seed to store to plate, to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of both farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673504866577,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781612191270.jpg?v=1781526207","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-stuffed-and-starved-by-raj-patel","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}