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1	Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist World-renowned physicist and activist Vandana Shiva boldly confronts the neoconservative Project for the New American Century with her own plan, describing what Earth democracy "could" look like, and outlining the bedrock principles for building living economies, living cultures, and living democracies. see all copies from $11.99! new only from $13.99! \| SVS
2	Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist The "colour line" defined American society in the 20th century. Will the same be true for the 21st? This work discusses the state of Black America today and the prospects for achieving full civil rights and equality. see all copies from $7.43! new only from $8.75! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Vandana Shiva shows how Western powers, following in the footsteps of Columbus, are using patenting and genetic engineering to re-colonize the Third World. Denying the value of indigenous knowledge developed over many generations, the West is attempting to colonize life itself. She argues that we must struggle to protect biological and cultural ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.38! \| first editions
4	Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist With "Soil Not Oil," Vandana Shiva connects the dots between industrial agriculture and climate change. Shiva shows that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary. Condemning industrial agriculture as a recipe for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva's champion is the small, independent farm: ... see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.66! \| SVS
5	Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist In "Stolen Harvest", Vandana Shiva charts the impact of globalized, corporate, agriculture on small farmer, the environment and the quality of the food we eat. With chapters on genetically engineered seeds, patents on life, mad cows and sacred cows and the debate on shrimp farming, this is a book that is designed to shape the debate about genetic ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $8.50! \| SVS
6	Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist see all copies from $13.99! new only from $13.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Global Sense: Awakening Your Personal Power for Democracy and World Peace more books like this by Judah Freed, Vandana Shiva (Afterword by), Thom Hartmann (Foreword by) add to wishlist For those feeling fear and anger from the war on terrorism, the loss of civil liberties and the assault on the environment, Freed empowers readers with a hopeful vision of mindful self rule and personal democracy rooted in a sense of our global unity. People can change the world by changing themselves. see all copies from $2.42! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist From first edition: Examining the position of women in relation to nature - the forests, the food chain and water supplies - the author links the violation of nature with the violation and marginalization of women in the Third World. One result is that the impact of science, technology and politics, along with the workings of the economy itself, ... see all copies from $5.82! new only from $27.39!
9	Water Consciousness: How We All Have to Change to Protect Our Most Critical Resource more books like this by Tara Lohan (Editor), Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva add to wishlist "Water Consciousness" is designed to change the way people think about water. It explores all aspects of the water crisis and what we can do about it. Compelling contributions by Bill McKibben, Maude Barlow, Vandana Shiva, Wenonah Hauter, Sandra Postel, Tony Clarke and other top environmental writers explain the problems and inspire readers to ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $18.17!
10	Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed more books like this by Vandana Shiva (Editor), Carlo Petrini, Michael Pollan add to wishlist "Shiva is a burst of creative energy, an intellectual power."-The Progressive Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed is a short, pocket-sized collection that goes to the heart of our existence-what we eat and how we grow it. It covers the questions: How are seeds cultivated and saved? How far must food travel before reaching our plate? Who ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $5.22! \| SVS
11 view cover	Breakfast of Biodiversity: The Political Ecology of Rain Forest Destruction more books like this by John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto, Vandana Shiva (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.50! new only from $10.75! \| SVS
12 view cover	Biopolitics: A Feminist and Ecological Reader on Biotechnology more books like this by Vandana Shiva (Editor), Ingunn Moser (Editor) add to wishlist While the commercial and scientific publicity around biotechnology has stressed the potential gains, scientists, thinkers and activists have been warning of the grave risks and difficult ethical issues at stake. This reader assembles critiques of biotechnology. The contributors explore the hidden implications and likely consequences of defining ... see all copies from $3.84! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Protect or Plunder?: Understanding Intellectual Property Rights more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Intellectual property rights, TRIPS, patents - they sound technical, even boring. Yet what kinds of ideas, technologies, identification of genes, even manipulations of life forms can be owned and exploited for profit by giant corporations is a vital issue for our times. Vandana Shiva shows how the Western-inspired and unprecedented widening of the ... see all copies from $15.08! new only from $17.41! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Violence of Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology and Politics more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Set in the context of a sophisticated critique of the privileged epistemological position oachieved by modern science, whereby it both aspires to provide technological solutions for social and political problems while at the same time disclaiming responsibility for the new problems which it creates in its wake, the author looks to the future in an ... see all copies from $17.94! new only from $29.61! \| SVS
15 view cover	India Divided: Diversity and Democracy Under Attack more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Shiva, "one of the world's most prominent radical scientists"("Ms. Magazine"), shows the effects of colonialism's creation of the schism between Hinduism and Islam; analyzes globalization's effects on India's resources; and proposes a new ideology called Earth Democracy that restores everyone's right to natural resources. see all copies from $5.97! new only from $7.77! \| SVS
16 view cover	Tomorrow's Biodiversity more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Physicist, philosopher and feminist, the author is a leading activist against environmental destruction. Here she puts forward her vision of a sustainable agriculture future for the world. see all copies from $4.27! new only from $8.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	Ecofeminism more books like this by Maria Mies, Vandana Shiva add to wishlist Two of Zed's best-known authors, one an economist, the other a physicist and philosopher, come together in this book on a controversial environmental agenda. Using interview material, they bring together women's perspectives from North and South on environmental deterioration and develop and new way of approaching this body of knowledge which is ... see all copies from $9.77! new only from $31.46! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Globalization's New Wars: Seed, Water and Life Forms by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist In this new age of globalisation, the world is increasingly being drawn into new kinds of wars which are far removed from nuclear weapons and mass destruction. These wars have to do with ecology and the ethical limits to profit the enemies are coercive free trade treaties technologies of production based on violence genetic engineering and nano ... see all copies from $13.96! new only from $13.96!
19 view cover	Vedic Ecology: Practical Wisdom for Surviving the 21st Century more books like this by Ranchor Prime, W Ranchor Prime, Vandana Shiva (Contributions by) add to wishlist Drawing on India's ancient roots, Ranchor Prime explores the possibility of applying old world knowledge to new world problems. Discover the environmental perspective put forth by the Vedas and how it is being applied by contemporary environmental activists and thinkers today. The author presents his own conclusions about high thinking and ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: The Impact of Globalization more books like this by Vanadana Shiva (Editor), Vandana Shiva (Editor), Gitanjali Bedi (Editor) add to wishlist Sustainable agriculture is based on the sustainable use of natural resources land, water and agricultural biodiversity, including that of plants and animals. The sustainable use of these, in turn, requires that their ownership and control lie with decentralised agricultural communities to generate livelihoods, provide food and conserve natural ... see all copies from $42.27! new only from $42.27! \| SVS
21 view cover	Breakfast of Biodiversity: The Truth about Rain Forest Destruction more books like this by John Vandermeer, Vandana Shiva (Foreword by), Ivette Perfecto add to wishlist The vanishing of the rain forest haunts our imagination, and we urgently need to understand the root causes of a global environmental crisis. In this hardhitting, scrupulously researched book, ecologists Vandermeer and Perfecto look beyond the simplistic, blame-the-victim explanations to show exactly why biodiversity is in such jeopardy around the ... see all copies from $1.99! SVS
22 view cover	Earthwork: Women and Environments more books like this by Diane Hope (Editor), Vandana Shiva (Editor) add to wishlist Lively, multi-voiced, and topical, this volume documents how women throughout the world spearheaded and continue to shape the environmental movement. Through critical essays, history, poetry, personal writing and resources contributors uncover how women have advanced strategies to cultivate sustainability, have fostered respect for the earth and ... see all copies from $4.80! new only from $25.41!
23 view cover	Global Sense: Awakening Your Power to Save Our World more books like this by Judah Freed, Vandana Shiva (Afterword by), Thom Hartmann (Foreword by) add to wishlist The award-winning GLOBAL SENSE by Judah Freed reveals how our natural global connectivity empowers each of us to change the world by changing ourselves. Inspired by Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," GLOBAL SENSE unites grassroots politics and environmental awareness with personal growth and spiritual enlightenment to renew hope in these times that ... see all copies from $9.87! new only from $9.87! \| SVS
24 view cover	Biodiversity: Social & Ecological Perspectives more books like this by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $23.51!
25	Bioprivacy: the Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva add to wishlist see all copies from $5.74! new only from $17.25!

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