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29%OFFLouise O. Fresco - Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories behind the Food We Eat - 9780691163871 - V9780691163871
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Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories behind the Food We Eat

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Description for Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories behind the Food We Eat Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 25 color illus. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 982.
For the first time in human history, there is food in abundance throughout the world. More people than ever before are now freed of the struggle for daily survival, yet few of us are aware of how food lands on our plates. Behind every meal you eat, there is a story. Hamburgers in Paradise explains how. In this wise and passionate book, Louise Fresco takes readers on an enticing cultural journey to show how science has enabled us to overcome past scarcities--and why we have every reason to be optimistic about the future. Using hamburgers in the Garden of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691163871
SKU
V9780691163871
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-40

About Louise O. Fresco
Louise O. Fresco is president of Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands. The author of several books, she is a member of the Council of Advisors for the World Food Prize and has worked extensively in developing countries for many years. She lives in Amsterdam.

Reviews for Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories behind the Food We Eat
Winner of a 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, National Winner in Sustainable, for the Public [A] fine [book]; the author aims to engage the readers in issues that are crucial to our future existence and well-being, and show us how we can apply them in concrete and meaningful ways.
Amy Bentley, Times Literary Supplement In Hamburgers ... Read more

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