Betting on Famine

Informationen zum Autor From 2000 to 2008 Jean Ziegler was the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Formerly a member of the Swiss Parliament, Ziegler is the author of numerous books, including "The Swiss, the Gold and the Dead," which details the role of Swiss banks in illegally holding the dormant bank accounts of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. He lives in Switzerland. Christopher Caines is the translator of "World War II: The Unseen Visual History." His original essays have appeared in several periodicals, scholarly reference works, and anthologies, including "Reading Dance." Caines lives in New York City. Klappentext "Originally published in France as Destruction massive: Geopolitique de la faim by Editions du Seuil, Paris, 2011"--Title page verso.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Ziegler
• Assisted by: Christopher Caines (Translation)
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2013
• EAN: 9781595588494
• ISBN: 978-1-59558-849-4
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 213 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)