Discusses world starvation, its escalation because of poverty and inequities in distributing a limited food supply, and past and present efforts to alleviate the problem.
Draws from interviews with hundreds of survivors to provide information about how the Communist reforms instituted in China in the years between 1958 and 1962, and the reluctance of officials to oppose Mao Zedong, led to massive crop failures and famine that claimed millions of lives.
Presents an overview of the geography of world food production and agriculture, explaining the different environmental zones of the world and which crops grow favorably in each one, and providing information on the food chain, organic farming, world hunger, and more.
Examines world hunger in the twenty-first century and provides statistics on its severity in underdeveloped countries, some of the causes of hunger, relief programs, the effects of war and conflict upon nations in distress, and how the hunger cycle can be broken.
Presents an overview of global food production and consumption, covering such topics as modern-day farming, fair trade, and the debate surrounding genetically modified foods.
feast, famine, and the rise and fall of civilizations
Frase, Evan D. G
2010
Describes the importance of food within various cultures throughout the world and history and examines what the food grown, consumed, traded, and hunted within a civilization reveals about their culture.
Explores poverty and hunger in America, why large numbers of people are homeless or do not make enough money to pay their bills, and other reasons why some Americans cannot support themselves or their families.
Presents both sides of food production issues, including animal welfare, high-tech farming, genetically modified foods, organic farming, food distribution, and world hunger.
