A Plague Of Hunger

Author : Gene Erb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 060800121X

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Author : Gene Erb
Publisher : Iowa State Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173027018839

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Erb is business writer for the Des Moines register and this is a collection of his newspaper stories about world hunger and Third World exploitation--the result of travels to Mexico, Honduras, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Egypt, and South Korea. With many b&w photographs. No scholarly apparatus. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Author : Martin Caparros
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781612198057

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Hunger by Martin Caparros Pdf

"Nothing less than astonishing..."—Booklist (starred review) From a renowned international journalist comes a galvanizing international bestseller about mankind's oldest, most persistent, and most brutal problem—world 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 Martín 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.

Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 3168 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062371669

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Gone Series Complete Collection by Michael Grant Pdf

This collection contains all six books in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's breathtaking dystopian sci-fi Gone saga. These page-turning thrillers invoke the classic The Lord of the Flies along with the horror of Stephen King. King himself said: "I love these books." In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: on your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else. . . . Michael Grant's Gone series has been praised for its compelling storytelling, multidimensional characters, and multiple points of view. Included in this collection are: Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, and Light.

Author : George Stanley McGovern,Bob Dole,Donald E. Messer
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451404395

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Ending Hunger Now by George Stanley McGovern,Bob Dole,Donald E. Messer Pdf

Veteran statesmen George McGovern and Robert Dole here find common cause with theologian and activist Donald Messer in this powerful testimony and appeal to people of faith. They are each convinced we can overcome global hunger now, and their informed, strategic, impassioned thoughts encourage and equip. This book brings together their disparate yet powerful voices behind a shared conviction: that helping the millions who lack basic provision for food has become a religious imperative and human priority. Writing for congregations and individuals of faith, McGovern, Dole, and Messer appeal to the biblical, theological, and ethical foundations of action against hunger.

Author : Gordon Conway
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780801466106

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One Billion Hungry by Gordon Conway Pdf

Hunger is a daily reality for a billion people. More than six decades after the technological discoveries that led to the Green Revolution aimed at ending world hunger, regular food shortages, malnutrition, and poverty still plague vast swaths of the world. And with increasing food prices, climate change, resource inequality, and an ever-increasing global population, the future holds further challenges.In One Billion Hungry, Sir Gordon Conway, one of the world's foremost experts on global food needs, explains the many interrelated issues critical to our global food supply from the science of agricultural advances to the politics of food security. He expands the discussion begun in his influential The Doubly Green Revolution: Food for All in the Twenty-First Century, emphasizing the essential combination of increased food production, environmental stability, and poverty reduction necessary to end endemic hunger on our planet. Conway addresses a series of urgent questions about global hunger: • How we will feed a growing global population in the face of a wide range of adverse factors, including climate change? • What contributions can the social and natural sciences make in finding solutions?• And how can we engage both government and the private sector to apply these solutions and achieve significant impact in the lives of the poor?Conway succeeds in sharing his informed optimism about our collective ability to address these fundamental challenges if we use technology paired with sustainable practices and strategic planning.Beginning with a definition of hunger and how it is calculated, and moving through issues topically both detailed and comprehensive, each chapter focuses on specific challenges and solutions, ranging in scope from the farmer's daily life to the global movement of food, money, and ideas. Drawing on the latest scientific research and the results of projects around the world, Conway addresses the concepts and realities of our global food needs: the legacy of the Green Revolution; the impact of market forces on food availability; the promise and perils of genetically modified foods; agricultural innovation in regard to crops, livestock, pest control, soil, and water; and the need to both adapt to and slow the rate of climate change. One Billion Hungry will be welcomed by all readers seeking a multifaceted understanding of our global food supply, food security, international agricultural development, and sustainability.

Author : Michael Grant
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780061911491

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Hunger by Michael Grant Pdf

The second book in Michael Grant's New York Times bestselling Gone series, Hunger is a thrilling, action-packed story that is impossible to put down. It's been three months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. Food ran out weeks ago and starvation is imminent. Meanwhile, the normal teens have grown resentful of the kids with powers. And when an unthinkable tragedy occurs, chaos descends upon the town. There is no longer right and wrong. Each kid is out for himself and even the good ones turn murderous. But a larger problem looms. The Darkness, a sinister creature that has lived buried deep in the hills, begins calling to some of the teens in the FAYZ. Calling to them, guiding them, manipulating them. The Darkness has awakened. And it is hungry. “Readers will be unable to avoid involuntarily gasping, shuddering, or flinching while reading this suspense-filled story.” —Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review) Read the entire series: Gone Hunger Lies Plague Fear Light Monster Villain Hero

Author : James Vernon
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0674026780

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Hunger by James Vernon Pdf

This book draws together social, cultural, and political history to show us how we came to have a moral, political, and social responsibility toward the hungry. Vernon forcefully reminds us how many perished from hunger in the empire and reveals how their history was intricately connected with the precarious achievements of Britain’s welfare state.

Author : Sharman Apt Russell
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780786722396

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Hunger by Sharman Apt Russell Pdf

Every day, we wake up hungry. Every day, we break our fast. Hunger explores the range of this primal experience. Sharman Apt Russell, the highly acclaimed author of Anatomy of a Rose and An Obsession with Butterflies, here takes us on a tour of hunger, from eighteen hours without food to thirty-six hours to seven days and beyond. What Russell finds-both in our bodies and in cultures around the world-is extraordinary. It is a biological process that transcends nature to shape the very of fabric of societies. In a fascinating survey of centuries of thought on hunger's unique power, she discovers an ability to adapt to it that is nothing short of miraculous. From the fasting saints of the early Christian church to activists like Mahatma Gandhi, generations have used hunger to make spiritual and political statements. Russell highlights these remarkable cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world today. Written with consummate skill, a compassionate heart, and stocked with facts, figures, and fascinating lore, Hunger is an inspiring window on history and the human spirit.

Author : B. R. Agrawal,M. P. Sinha
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Indic fiction (English)
ISBN : 8126902949

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Major Trends in the Post-independence Indian English Fiction by B. R. Agrawal,M. P. Sinha Pdf

This Book Presents A Reasonably Comprehensive Account Of The Development Of The Indian English Novel Since Independence. The Novel During The Colonial Period Has A Different Outlook And Was More Concerned With The Problems Of The Indian People Suffering Under The British Yoke. After Independence The Indian Writers Looked At The Indian Scene From The Postcolonial Point Of View. There Were New Hopes, No Doubt, But The Problems Social, Economic, Religious, Political And Familial That Were Submerged In The Flood Of The National Movement Emerged And Drew Attention Of The Creative Writers. The Partition, The Communal Riots After Partition, The Problem Of Casteism, The Subjugation Of Women, The Poverty Of The Illiterate Masses Became The Focal Points. Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Nayantara Sahgal And Kamala Markandaya In The Beginning Wrote Novels Of Social Realism In The Fifties.But After The Sixties, New Trends Emerged. Writers Like Anita Desai, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Bhabani Bhattacharya, G.V. Desani, Chaman Nahal, Manohar Malgonkar And B. Rajan Portrayed The Picture Of The Post-Independence Indian Society. The Stream Of The Early Fifties Now Turned Into A Broad River With New Currents And Cross Currents. The Old Traditional Method Of Novel Writing Gave Way To Modern Techniques.The Indian English Novel Took Further Strides In The Eighties And The Decades That Followed It. Salman Rushdie Can Be Said To Be The Leader Of The New Trend. Shashi Deshpande And Arundhati Roy Followed Suit.This Book Divided Into Six Chapters Surveys And Discusses The Major Trends In The Post- Independence Indian English Novel. The Major Writers Discussed Apart From The Trio, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao And Mulk Raj Anand Are Bhabani Bhattacharya, Nayantara Sahgal, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy And Kamala Markandaya.This Book Will Be Of Immense Help To The Students Of Indian English Fiction And The General Reader.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected with Refugees and Escapees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1748 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : HARVARD:32044061792156

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World Hunger, Health, and Refugee Problems by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected with Refugees and Escapees Pdf

Author : K. K. Sharma
Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0836405846

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Bhabani Bhattacharya by K. K. Sharma Pdf

Author : Dambudzo Marechera
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781478609490

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The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera Pdf

This explosive, award-winning novella of growing up in colonial Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), told in exquisite, imaginative prose, touches the readers nerve through the authors harrowing portrait of lives disrupted by white settlers, a young disillusioned black man, and individual suffering in the 1960s and 1970s. Marecheras raw, piercing writings secured his place in African literature as a stylistic innovator and rebel commentator of the ghetto condition. While The House of Hunger is the centerpiece of this collection, readers are also treated to a series of short sketches in which Marechera, with angry humor, further navigates themes of madness, violence, despair, and survival.

Author : Martin Caparros
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1590518349

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Hunger by Martin Caparros Pdf

A masterpiece of literary reportage, Hunger offers a critical global overview of the causes of mass starvation and the gross inadequacy of our response. Each day 25,000 men, women, and children die of hunger or malnutrition. Never in the entire history of humanity has any plague, epidemic, or war taken such a toll. And yet there is no lack of food: our planet is groaning under the weight of its overproduction, and trade continues apace. How can this paradox be investigated and presented without degenerating into a mere list of statistics? Mart�n Caparr�s answers this question by telling the stories of the people he has encountered--from Niger to Bangladesh, from the Sudan to Madagascar, from the USA to Argentina, from India to Spain--making them come alive on the page. In the process, he gives us a staggering sense of what we have done wrong by trying to do right, and by letting greed, sloppiness, and lack of vision take over an issue that should have been solved long ago.

Author : Jean Ziegler
Publisher : New Press, The
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781595588616

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Betting on Famine by Jean Ziegler Pdf

“The seminal book on global poverty and hunger . . . How rapacious speculators and complicit bureaucrats are starving a billion people” (Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch and author of Foodopoly). Few people know that world hunger was very nearly eradicated in our lifetimes. In the past five years, however, widespread starvation has suddenly reappeared, and chronic hunger is a major issue on every continent. In an extensive investigation of this disturbing shift, Jean Ziegler—one of the world’s leading food experts—lays out in clear and accessible terms the complex global causes of the new hunger crisis. Ziegler’s wide-ranging and fascinating examination focuses on how the new sustainable revolution in energy production has diverted millions of acres of corn, soy, wheat, and other grain crops from food to fuel. The results, he shows, have been sudden and startling, with declining food reserves sending prices to record highs and a new global commodities market in ethanol and other biofuels gobbling up arable lands in nearly every continent on earth. Like Raj Patel’s pioneering Stuffed and Starved, Betting on Famine will enlighten the millions of Americans concerned about the politics of food at home—and about the forces that prevent us from feeding the world’s children. “In this devastating book, [Ziegler] describes the horrors of food insecurity, the callousness of ‘crusaders of neoliberalism’ who control food and land access, and the individuals and grassroots organizations fighting for subsistence farmers and the right to food.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Passionate, well-researched, objective, and illuminating . . . When we close this book, indignant, we know that those who die of hunger are victims of money and power.” —L’Express