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First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology (Science and Technology in Society)
Jack Ralph Kloppenburg Jr.
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Description for First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology (Science and Technology in Society)
Paperback. Spotlights the history of plant breeding and the seed industry, particularly genetically engineered crops. This second edition includes an extensive new chapter on recent controversies. Series: Science & Technology in Society. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
First the Seed spotlights the history of plant breeding and shows how efforts to control the seed have shaped the emergence of the agricultural biotechnology industry. This second edition of a classic work in the political economy of science includes an extensive, new chapter updating the analysis to include the most recent developments in the struggle over the direction of crop genetic engineering.
First the Seed spotlights the history of plant breeding and shows how efforts to control the seed have shaped the emergence of the agricultural biotechnology industry. This second edition of a classic work in the political economy of science includes an extensive, new chapter updating the analysis to include the most recent developments in the struggle over the direction of crop genetic engineering.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Science & Technology in Society
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299192440
SKU
V9780299192440
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99-1
Reviews for First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology (Science and Technology in Society)
"Puts the thorny questions raised in the biotechnology debate into historical perspective." - Deborah Fitzgerald, ISIS; "Kloppenburg examines the question of whether society will be able to use our enhanced capabilities for manipulating the genetic code to develop and deploy new plant varieties in ways that are economically productive, socially equitable, and ecologically benign." - Eric Roberts, The Times Higher Education Supplement, London"