[PDF.27vg] The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia

The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia

[PDF.sy57] The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia

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 | #582229 in Books |  Harvard University Press |  2010-12-01 |  2010-11-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.48 x1.08 x6.46l,1.54 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

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||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Informative history of the Green Revolution and beyond in Asia|By Ecomarci|Cullather's well-researched history of the green revolution in Asia is a breath of fresh air into a polarized debate over food, population, and poverty. He shows how throughout the Cold War, Washington political leaders, diplomats, and private foundations relied on narratives about technological solution

Food was a critical front in the Cold War battle for Asia. “Where Communism goes, hunger follows” was the slogan of American nation builders who fanned out into the countryside to divert rivers, remodel villages, and introduce tractors, chemicals, and genes to multiply the crops consumed by millions. This “green revolution” has been credited with averting Malthusian famines, saving billions of lives, and jump-starting Asia’s economic rev...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia   |  Nick Cullather. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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