{"product_id":"9781785270871","title":"Food Insecurity and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa","description":"Author: Habib Ayeb\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781785270871\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Sep 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 250 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA study of the political economy or agrarian transformation,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eFood Insecurity and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa \u003c\/i\u003estudies the political economy of agrarian transformation in the eponymous regions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;Examining Egypt and Tunisia in detail as case studies, it critiques the dominant tropes of food security offered by the international financial institutions and promotes the importance of small-scale family farming in developing sustainable food sovereignty. Egypt and Tunisia are located in the context of the broader Middle East and broader processes of war, environmental transformation and economic reform.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book contributes to uncovering the historical backdrop and contemporary pressures in the Middle East and North Africa for the uprisings of 2010 and 2011. It also explores the continued failure of post-uprising counter-revolutionary governments to directly address issues of rural development that put the position and role of small farmers centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924881260702,"sku":"ING-9781785270871","price":124.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781785270871.jpg?v=1782954740","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781785270871","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}