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Hunger : the oldest problem / Martín Caparrós ; translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612198040 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xv, 525 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: New revised, English language edition.
- Publisher: Brooklyn : Melville House, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in 2015 by Editorial Anagrama"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language Note: | Translated from Spanish. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Food supply. Hunger. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 363.8 Cap 2019 | 31681010188076 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Baker & Taylor
"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. - Random House, Inc.
"Nothing less than astonishing..."âBooklist (starred review)
From a renowned international journalist comes a galvanizing international bestseller about mankind's oldest, most persistent, and most brutal problemâworld hunger.
There are now over 800 million starving people in the world. An average of 25,000 men and women, and in particular children, perish from hunger every day. Yet we produce enough food to feed the entire human population one-and-a-half times over.
So why is it that world hunger remains such a deadly problem?
In this crucial and inspiring work, award-winning author MartÃn Caparrós travels the globe in search of an answer. His investigation brings him to Africa and the Indian subcontinent where he witnesses starvation first-hand; to Chicago where he documents the greed of corporate food distributors; and to Buenos Aires where he accompanies trash scavengers in search of something to eat.
An international bestseller when it first appeared, this first-ever English language edition has been updated by Caparrós to consider whether conditions that have improved or worsened since the book's European publication.
With its deep reflections and courageous journalism, Caparrós has created a powerful and empathic work that remains committed to ending humankind's longest ongoing crisis.
