The thesis of this book is fascinating in that it forces you to rethink everything the we take for granted in this modern age regarding hunger, famine, agriculture and food. Drawing on Foucault, Mathus, de Waal, and many other intellectuals, thinkers, and writers, Edkins creates a compelling and well-explained argument about famine and about the global food regime in general. If you are at all interested in development, aid, hunger, the third world, famine, or the modern episteme, read this book!