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Fighting for the future of food : activists versus agribusiness in the struggle over biotechnology / Rachel Schurman and William A. Munro.
Addresses society's understanding and trust (or mistrust) of technological innovation and the complexities of the global agricultural system that provides our food.
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- ISBN: 9780816647613 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0816647615 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780816647620 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0816647623 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxx, 262 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, c2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-242) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : The contending worlds of biotechnology -- Precursors to protest -- Creating an industry actor -- Forging a global movement -- The struggle over biotechnology in Western Europe -- Creating controversy in the United States -- Biotech battles and agricultural development in Africa -- Conclusion : A different future for biotechnology? |
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Subject: | Food supply. Biotechnology. Genetically modified foods. Agricultural industries. |
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