Stand Together or Starve Alone: Unity and Chaos in the U.S. Food Movement - Hardcover

Mark Winne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144084447X ISBN 13: 9781440844478

Publisher: Praeger, 2017

Synopsis

America has a perplexing, multifaceted problem that combines hunger, obesity, and unhealthy food. This book examines how this situation was created and shows how people working together can resolve this longstanding issue. * Taps the available evidence and interviews with some of the nation's leading food activists and academics to unveil compelling strategies to end hunger and reduce obesity * Explains why the problems of obesity and food insecurity persist despite attention, organizations, and agencies focused on these pervasive problems * Demonstrates how the solutions to America's food problems lie not in more money and programs but in the coordination of people working together constructively and creatively

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Review:

"[T]he most important book going on today's food movements. . . his book is a seedbed for city food advocates in all countries. I read his book through my city lens, and invite you to see how his book can help city-based food organizers everywhere. . . . I thank Mark Winne for prodding me to think of such joint city ventures. I am sure many other people will have their own reasons to thank him for a life well lived, and thoughtfully dedicated to food security that benefits the entire community." - Dr. Wayne Roberts, author and former director of the Toronto Food Policy Council

"Winne's firsthand knowledge strengthens the book, and although he draws on the literature at times, he is not merely an academic making recommendations without understanding their potential effects on the ground. . . . Winne provides a solid treatise that will appeal to both students and practitioners within the food movement. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals." - Choice

About the Author:

Mark Winne is senior advisor to the Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is cofounder of the Community Food Security Coalition, where he also worked as the Food Policy Council Program Director.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 144084447X
• ISBN 13: 9781440844478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208