Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System

It's a perverse fact: There are more people starving in the world than ever before (800 million) while there are also more people overweight. To find out how we got to this point and what we can do about it, Raj Patel launched a comprehensive investigation into the global food network. It took him from the colossal supermarkets of California to India's wrecked paddyfields and Africa's bankrupt coffee farms.

Yet he also found great cause for hope-- in international social movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system.