The Food Question in the Middle East: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 34, No. 4 (Rouchdy Malak S.)(Paperback)

A new collection of essays on food production and distribution in the Arab world and their sociocultural and political implications In recent years, the food question has been a central concern for politicians, economists, international organizations, activists and NGOs alike, as well as social scientists at large. This interest has emerged from the global food crisis and its impact on the environment and the political economy and security of the global south, as well as the expansion of scholarly studies relating food issues to agrarian questions with the objective of developing theoretical frameworks that would allow for a critical analysis of the current food issues at historical, cultural, social, political and economic levels. In this context, Cairo Papers organized its 2016 symposium around the food question in the Middle East. Papers in this collection address
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