Human rights and the food sovereignty movement : reclaiming control / Priscilla Claeys.

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Claeys, Priscilla

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge studies in food, society and environmentPublication details: London : Routledge, 2015ISBN:

9781138793026

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LOC classification:

HD9000.6 .C53 2015

Other classification:

NAT038000 | POL044000 | SOC055000

Summary: "The book assesses efforts to achieve the international recognition of new human rights for peasants at the international level, namely the 'right to food sovereignty' and 'peasants' rights'. It explores why La Via Campesina was successful in mobilizing a human rights discourse in its struggle against neoliberalism, and also the limitations and potential pitfalls of using the human rights framework"--

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	Special Collection - Stephen P Marks	363.8 CL-H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted by Prof. Stephen P. Marks		021595

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The book assesses efforts to achieve the international recognition of new human rights for peasants at the international level, namely the 'right to food sovereignty' and 'peasants' rights'. It explores why La Via Campesina was successful in mobilizing a human rights discourse in its struggle against neoliberalism, and also the limitations and potential pitfalls of using the human rights framework"--

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