Pesticides
Charlene W. Billings
Examines the history and uses of pesticides, their advantages and disadvantages, their regulation, and the idea that they are a necessary risk in order to feed the world.
Read Time: ~2.5 hr
The politics of food
by William D. Schanbacher (2010)
About this book
This book argues that our current global food system constitutes a massive violation of human rights. Through numerous case studies, the book examines critical issues of global trade and corporate monopolization of the food industry, while examining the emerging social justice movements that seek to make food sovereignty the model for battling hunger.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe politics of food Lead Character
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