Narratives of Hunger in International Law

Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change

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Narratives of Hunger in International Law

Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change

This book explores the role that the language of international law plays in constructing understandings - or narratives - of hunger in the context of climate change. The story is told through a specific case study of genetically engineered seeds purportedly made to be 'climate-ready'. Two narratives of hunger run through the storyline: the prevailing neoliberal narrative that focuses on increasing food production and relying on technological innovations and private sector engagement, and the oppositional and aspirational food sovereignty narrative that focuses on improving access to and distribution of food and rejects technological innovations and private sector engagement as the best solutions. This book argues that the way in which voices in the neoliberal narrative use international law reinforces fundamental assumptions about hunger and climate change, and the way in which voices in the food sovereignty narrative use international law fails to question and challenge these assumptions.

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English
Pages
222

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Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change
2019, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: Narratives of Hunger in International Law
Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change
May 16, 2019, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: Narratives of Hunger in International Law
Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change
2019, Cambridge University Press
in English

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Source title: Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law)

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Library of Congress
K3260.S23 2019, K3260 .S23 2019

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Number of pages
222

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27759476M
ISBN 10
1108473377
ISBN 13
9781108473378
LCCN
2018048003
OCLC/WorldCat
1055263678
Amazon ID (ASIN)
1108473377

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Work ID
OL20520653W

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