Human rights and the food sovereignty movement: reclaiming control

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The right to food sovereignty; 3 The rights of peasants; 4 The right to food; 5 The challenges of using rights; 6 Transforming the right to food; Appendix I: Interviews; Appendix II: Participant...

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Main Author: Claeys, Priscilla (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Routledge 2015
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Routledge studies in food, society and the environment
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Online Access:EUV01
Summary:Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The right to food sovereignty; 3 The rights of peasants; 4 The right to food; 5 The challenges of using rights; 6 Transforming the right to food; Appendix I: Interviews; Appendix II: Participant observation sites; Notes; References; Index
Our global food system is undergoing rapid change. Since the global food crisis of 2007-2008, a range of new issues have come to public attention, such as land grabbing, food prices volatility, agrofuels and climate change. Peasant social movements are trying to respond to these challenges by organizing from the local to the global to demand food sovereignty. As the transnational agrarian movement La Via Campesina celebrates its 20th anniversary, this book takes stock of the movement's achievements and reflects on challenges for the future. It provides an in-depth analysis of the movement's vi
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 197 S.)
ISBN:9781315761633
9781317645771
9781317645764

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