The Violence of the Green Revolution : Third World Agriculture, Ecology & Politics

Title: The Violence of the Green Revolution : Third World Agriculture, Ecology & Politics
Author: Vandana Shiva
ISBN: 8185569045 / 9788185569048
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 265
Publisher: Unknown
Year: 1991
Availability: Out of Stock

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Introduction

Chapter 1. : Science and Politics in the Green Revolution
Chapter 2. : ‘Miracle Seeds’ and the Destruction of Genetic Diversity
Chapter 3. : Chemical Fertilizers and Soil Fertility
Chapter 4. : Intensive Irrigation, Large Dams and Water Conflicts
Chapter 5. : The Political and Cultural Costs of the Green Revolution
Chapter 6. : Pepsico for Peace? The Ecological and Political Risks of the Biotechnology Revolution
Chapter 7. : The Seed and the Spinning Wheel: The Political Ecology of Technological Change