Let Them Eat Cake: Food Riots and their Role as Resistance Mechanisms
When tensions over food security rise, poor populations often turn to protest to voice their grievances to government officials, who they view as responsible for ensuring access to food. These grievances, however, are rarely just about food, as unequal access to food is merely a symptom of the larger systemic issues of political and economic inequality.
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