The hungry world : America's Cold War battle against poverty in Asia / Nick Cullather.

Author/creator Cullather, Nick, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxi, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subjects
Agricultural assistance, American--Asia.
Economic assistance, American--Asia.
Food supply--Asia.
Food relief--Asia.
United States--Foreign relations. --Asia.
Asia--Foreign relations. --United States.

Contents The world food problem -- Mexico's way out -- A continent of peasants -- We shall release the waters -- A very big, very poor country -- A parable of seeds -- You can't eat steel -- The meaning of famine -- The conquest of hunger -- Present at the re-creation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010010950
ISBN9780674050785 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674050789 (alk. paper)