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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jean Ziegler, Ziegler Jean
• Con la collaborazione di: Christopher Caines (Traduzione), Caines Christopher (Traduzione)
• Editore: External catalogues US
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 15.08.2013
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781595588494
• ISBN: 978-1-59558-849-4
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 14.6 x 21.3 x 2.4 cm
• Categorie: Power, Sociology, Fuel, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Alternative & Renewable, Money, Alternative und erneuerbare Energiequellen und -technik, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Renewable Energy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Agriculture, corn, Greed, Food Policy, Social services & welfare, criminology, Ethanol, Wheat, Grains, Biofuels, Famine, Global poverty, Land access, Food Insecurity, alternative energy, Energy Production, soy, renewable power, Food Politics, Politik der National-, Zentral- oder Bundesregierung, starvation, Food access, hunger crisis, Subsistence farmers, hunger books, alternative power, worldwide hunger, global commodities market, food reserves, arable lands, chronic hunger, global hunger