Grains

by Bill Winders

Book Overview

Grains - particularly maize, rice, and wheat - are the central component of most people's diets, but we rarely stop to think about the wider role they play in national and international policy-making, as well as global issues like food security, biotechnology, and even climate change. But why are grains so important and ubiquitous? What political conflicts and economic processes underlie this dominance? Who controls the world's supply of grains and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745688047
• ISBN13: 9780745688046
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.2"