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Signed Raj Patel Books: Stuffed and Starved & The Value of Nothing
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- 132
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- 50 USD to jool37
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- 6 - Bid History
Item Description
Here's your chance to get signed copies of two acclaimed books by award-winning writer, activist and academic Raj Patel.
Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food
Raj Patel launched a comprehensive investigation into the global food network. It took him from the colossal supermarkets of California to India’s wrecked paddy-fields and Africa’s bankrupt coffee farms, while along the way he ate genetically engineered soy beans and dodged flying objects in the protestor-packed streets of South Korea. What he found was shocking...
"For anyone attempting to make sense of the world food crisis, or understand the links between U.S. farm policy and the ability of the world's poor to feed themselves, Stuffed and Starved is indispensable." —Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
Opening with Oscar Wilde's observation that "nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing," Patel shows how our faith in prices as a way of valuing the world is misplaced. He reveals the hidden ecological and social costs of a hamburger (as much as $200), and asks how we came to have markets in the first place. Both the corporate capture of government and our current financial crisis, Patel argues, are a result of our democratically bankrupt political system.
"A deeply though-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness."—Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
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Raj Patel
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