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Fighting for the future of food : activists versus agribusiness in the struggle over biotechnology / Rachel Schurman and William A. Munro.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 35.Publication details: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, 2010.Description: xxx, 262 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD9000.5.S3768 2010
Contents:
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?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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