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Shiva Vandana

The violence of the green revolution: Agriculture, ecology and politics in the South - Goa Other India Press 2001 - 264p.

ISBN: 81-85569-32-0

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Agricultural ecology
Politics and government
Social conditions
Science and politics in the green revolution : conquest of nature and society
Miracle seeds and the destruction of genetic diversity : HYV, genetic uniformity and the creation of new pests
Chemical fertilizers and soil fertility : soil conservation, organic inputs
Intensive irrigation ,large dams and water conflicts : Thirsty seeds, large dams and centralisation of political power, inter-state water conflicts and the elusive search for equality
Political and cultural costs of the green revolution : Economic cost, communalising farmers protest, development, social disintegration and violence
Pepsico for peace- ecological and political risks of the biotechnology revolution : Seeds of ecological vulnerability, seed and dependency
Seed and the spinning wheel- political ecology of technological change : Biotechnology development and biodiversity conservation, patents, intellectual property and the politics of knowledge

Dewey Class. No.: 338.1 / SHI/V