by Frances Moore Lappé, Joseph Collins · Grove Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780802150417
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In 'World Hunger: Twelve Myths', Frances Moore Lappé and Joseph Collins debunk common misconceptions about world hunger. The book explores twelve persistent myths that hinder effective solutions to hunger, offering a critical and evidence-based perspective to address this global problem. The authors analyze the underlying causes of hunger and propose innovative approaches to achieve food security and social justice.
Frances Moore Lappé is an American researcher and author in the field of food and democracy policy. She is the author of 20 books including the 2.5-million-copy selling 1971 book Diet for a Small Planet, which the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History describes as "one of the most influential political tracts of the times." She has co-founded three organizations that explore the roots of hunger, poverty, and environmental crises, as well as solutions emerging worldwide through what she calls "living democracy". Her latest work is a report entitled Crisis of Trust: How Can Democracies Protect Against Dangerous Lies? with Max Boland and Rachel Madison. Recent books by Lappé include Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want, co-authored with Adam Eichen, and It's Not Too Late: Crisis, Opportunity, and the Power of Hope. In 1987, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "revealing the political and economic causes of world hunger and how citizens can help to remedy them."
