World hunger / Liz Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Liz, 1951-

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Series:

Routledge introductions to development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--Developing countries.

Food supply.

Hunger.

Developing countries.

Hunger--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

x, 184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Summary:

World Hunger explores the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production increases and genetic engineering revolutionizes food production and distribution. Illustrating the diversity of diets in the world and the connections between the global and local in numerous case studies, Young asserts that contrasting material realities of North and South hemispheres are very similar -- the misconception that hunger "over there" is unconnected to conditions "over here" is exposed. Globalization and access to food in the global supermarket is also examined.

Explaining the essential political character of hunger, the author exposes popular myths and identifies positive changes where prevailing inequalities and ideologies are challenged and it becomes possible to envisage a world where hunger is history.-- Explores the fundamental problems of the global food shortage

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-176) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

041513773X

OCLC:

35657810