The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle Against Poverty in Asia

by Nick Cullather

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Food was a critical front in the Cold War battle for Asia. 'eoeWhere Communism goes, hunger follows'e? was the slogan of American nation builders who fanned out into the countryside to divert rivers, remodel villages, and introduce tractors, chemicals, and genes to multiply the crops consumed by millions. This 'eoegreen revolution'e? has been credited with averting Malthusian famines, saving billions of lives, and jump-starting Asia'e(tm)s economic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674050789

ISBN13:9780674050785

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:348 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"

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