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Raj Patel (born 1972) is a British-born American academic, journalist, activist and writer〔(Raj about himself ). ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕 who has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United States for extended periods. He is best known for his 2008 book, ''Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System''. His most recent book is ''The Value of Nothing'' which was on ''The New York Times'' best-seller list during February 2010.〔(New York Times best-seller (nonfiction) ) ''(Retrieved on 1 March 2010.)''〕〔(New York Times best-seller (business) ) ''(Retrieved on 1 March 2010.)''〕 He has been referred to as "the rock star of social justice writing."〔World Class Intellectual Engagement, Imraan Buccus, ''The Mercury'', 23 March 2011〕 ==Biography== Born to a mother from Kenya and a father from Fiji,〔(Interview with Raj Patel ) The New York Times blog ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕〔(A Big Think Interview With Raj Patel ) From Junior Capitalist to Social Activist ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕〔(About himself at ''21 minuti'' ) ''(Retrieved on 9 February 2010.)''〕 he grew up in Golders Green in north-west London where his family ran a corner shop. Patel received a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), from Oxford, and a master's degree from the London School of Economics, and gained his PhD in Development Sociology from Cornell University in 2002.〔〔(Raj about his education ) ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕 He has been a visiting scholar at Yale, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Texas at Austin. As part of his academic training, Patel worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization and the United Nations.〔 He has since become an outspoken public critic of all of these organisations, and claims to have been tear-gassed on four continents protesting against his former employers.〔〔〔(Citizine ) ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕 Patel was one of many organizers in the 1999 protests in downtown Seattle, WA, and has organised in support of Food sovereignty.〔(Speech at ''21 minuti'' ) ''(Retrieved on 9 February 2010.)''〕 More recently he has lived and worked extensively in Zimbabwe and in South Africa. He was refused a visa extension by the Mugabe regime for his political involvement with the pro-democracy movement. He is associated through his work on food with the Via Campesina movement, and through his work on urban poverty and resistance with Abahlali baseMjondolo〔(The Politics of Starving: An Interview with Raj Patel ), ''Upping the Anti'', 2010〕 and the Landless Peoples Movement.〔 He has written a number of criticisms of various aspects of the policies and research methods of the World Bank〔(The world bank and agriculture ) A critical review at World bank's world development report 2008 ''(Retrieved on 10 February 2010.)''〕〔(Faulty Shades of Green: The World Bank Dissembles the Environment ) ''(Retrieved on 10 February 2010.)''〕 and was a co-editor, with Christopher Brooke, of the online leftist webzine ''The Voice of the Turtle''. He is currently a visiting scholar in the Center for African Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, a Fellow at Food First, also known as the Institute of Food and Development Policy, and a Research Associate at the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.〔 In 2007 he was invited to give the keynote address at the University of Abahlali baseMjondolo graduation ceremony. He administers the organisation's website. In 2008 he was asked to testify on the global food crisis before the House Financial Services Committee in the USA.〔 In 2009 he joined the advisory board of Corporate Accountability International's Value the Meal campaign.〔(Value the Meal Advisory Board ) ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕 Patel became a US citizen on 7 January 2010.〔(Raj Patel blog ) ''(Retrieved on 10 February 2010.)''〕〔(Raj Patel ) Colbert Report ''(Retrieved on 8 February 2010.)''〕 In January 2010 some adherents of Share International, following an announcement by Benjamin Creme, concluded that Patel could be the Maitreya.〔 Patel denied being the Maitreya. In 2012, he appeared in the National Film Board of Canada documentary ''Payback'', based on Margaret Atwood's ''Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth'', which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. He appears in the documentary film ''A Place at the Table'' which opened in the US on 1 March 2013.〔(IMDB entry )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raj Patel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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