Hunger : the oldest problem / Martín Caparrós ; translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caparrós, Martín, 1957- author.

Contributor:

Silver, Katherine, translator.

Standardized Title:

Fame. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Hunger.

Food supply.

Physical Description:

xv, 525 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

New and revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn : Melville House, [2019]

Language Note:

Text in English translated from Spanish.

Summary:

"An up-to-the-minute global investigation of famine and the persistent issues the keep most of the world hungry. By one of Latin America's most famous and formidable journalists comes a book for the ages. In HUNGER, award-winning author Martin Caparros goes in search of why, in the 21st century, most of the world's inhabitants still go hungry daily and To do this he travels to places where food is scarce -- Niger and Northern India, as well as to the cattle grounds of Argentina, the world's biggest beef exporter, and on to the Chicago Food Bank to learn more about the power of food distributors"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Niger

On Hunger: Origins

India

On Hunger: Civilization

Bangladesh

On Hunger: Competition

The United States

On Hunger: Inequality

Argentina

On Hunger: Charity

South Sudan

On Hunger: Metaphors

Madagascar

Final Thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [515]-525).

Other Format:

Online version: Caparrós, Martín, 1957- author. Hunger

ISBN:

9781612198040

161219804X

OCLC:

1100445519