Raj Patel Książki

Book by Raj Patel

From the over-one-million-copies-sold author who made popular the connections between diet, physical health, animal cruelty, and environmentalism.A revolution in food-politics. When John Robbins released an early version of this book in 1987, he took the first steps in launching the food revolution. His viewpoint and insight on the harms of America’s eating habits was a wake-up call for many.Making conscious food choices. It is obvious to us that what we eat affects our own bodies, but what we may not realize is that what we eat also affects our world. In fact, most of the foods that are bad for us (think: genetically modified products) also negatively impact our environment. By approaching our eating habits with intentionality, we benefit our own health and that of the world we live in.The value of a plant-based diet. Robbins’ arguments for a plant-based diet are compelling and backed by over 20 years of work focused on the subject of conscious eating. Through exposing the dangers in our factory farming system, Robbins makes a definitive case for solely plant-based eating. This timely read on healthy eating will enlighten those curious about plant-based diets and fortify the mindsets of the already converted.Inside find:The negative effects your current eating habits could be having on youA powerful case for plant-based eatingWisdom from one of the most frequently cited books of the food-politics revolution

A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet

As retirement funds shrink, savings disappear and houses are foreclosed on, now is a good time to ask a question for which every human civilization has had an answer: why do things cost what they do? The Value of Nothing tracks down the reasons through history, philosophy, neuroscience and sociology, showing why prices are always at odds with the true value of the things that matter most to us. Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull sold for a record $100 million at auction. But if we account for the possibility that blood diamonds were used (as many suspect), the human cost is even greater. A Big Mac might seem like the best deal in these economic times, but after analyzing the energy to produce each burger, from field to Happy Meal, Patel argues the real price tag is a whopping $200. But it is easiest to see the gap between price and value by looking at things that are so-called free. Examining everything from Google to TV, from love to thoughts, The Value of Nothing reveals the hidden social consequences of our global culture of "freedom."

Covering fast food, organic food, junk food, institutional food, and more, this guide shows how “real food” has become increasingly scarce, with production and distribution increasingly dominated in the West by agri-business. The guide goes on to present the alternatives that are emerging based on the concept of community food security. Wayne Roberts is a leading North American writer, activist, and practitioner in community food security. An author and columnist for NOW Magazine , he’s on the board of the Community Food Security Coalition and Food Secure Canada, and coordinates the Toronto Food Policy Council, the most respected city food group in the world.

Kad bi se u obzir uzela čitava društvena, ekološka, zdravstvena i ekonomska cijena proizvodnje hamburgera, prosječni Big Mac koštao bi gotovo 1000 kuna. Eksternalizacija troškova, najčešće u zemlje Trećega svijeta, već je dulje način na koji funkcionira suvremeni kapitalizam. Vrijednost ničega pokazuje kako smo došli do tog stanja, ali umjesto zadržavanja na kritici Raj Patel nudi i konkretne prijedloge za izlaz iz te slijepe ulice. Radeći u Svjetskoj banci, Svjetskoj trgovinskoj organizaciji i Ujedinjenim narodima, autor je stekao iskustvo iz prve ruke, da bi postao gorljivi kritičar svih tih institucija i bježao od suzavca na sva četiri kontinenta protestirajući protiv njih. Vrijednost ničega provokativna je knjiga koju je New York Times odmah uvrstio na listu bestselera, a vodeća teoretičarka antiglobalističkog pokreta Naomi Klein proglasila “briljantnom knjigom” koja pruža odgovore za izlazak iz financijskog ludila.