Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
"Compelling. At first glance, Raj is another depressing voice in the chorus. But  in traveling the world researching the book, he also found hope in international  social movements working to create more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food  systems."—Mark Bittman,New York Times"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 Starvedis indispensable."—Michael  Pollan, author ofThe Omnivore's Dilemma“One of the most dazzling books I have  read in a very long time. The product of a brilliant mind and a gift to a world hungering  for justice.”—Naomi Klein, author ofNo Logo"Patel's broad treatment helps the  layman connect the dots, as well as hear the voices of those who occupy the lower  rungs of the global food chain."—Time Magazine"A blistering indictment of the  policies of multinational agribusiness conglomerates and charges that their drive  for profit at any cost has left the developing world starving while wealthy countries  like the United States are experiencing epidemic obesity rates and related health  problems."—Newsweek"For Patel, it is a short step from Western consumers 'engorged  and intoxicated' with cheap processed food to Mexican and Indian farmers committing  suicide because they can’t make a living. The 'food industry’s pabulum' makes us  all cogs in an evil machine."—The New Yorker"A book full of insight, that makes  an important contribution to understanding that the politics of food is not a narrow  matter of shopping, ethical or otherwise."—The Guardian"Stuffed and Starved remains a brilliant  didactic account of the powerful interests (dis)organizing our food  systems, and why, when food is an object of profit, there are no modern solutions to modern problems  such as endemic hunger, ill-health and environmental degradation...Raj  Patel’s unique sensibility and intelligence in evaluating grassroots  alternatives provide a road map to understanding and changing the world  through re-centering food as a cultural anchor rather than a product,  especially at this moment of environmental uncertainty." —Philip David McMichael, author of Development and Social Change"With its conversational tone, sense of humor, and real-life vignettes from the author's travels around the world, the book is accessible to general readers and will be as classroom-friendly as Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma."—Reference and Research Book News