About this title: 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 ...
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Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: South End Press Pub Date: 10/1/2000 Binding: Paperback Pages: 150. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: South End Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780896086074ISBN:0896086070
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: South End Pr
Date Published: 1999-12-01
ISBN-13:9780896086074ISBN:0896086070
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: South End Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780896086074ISBN:0896086070
Description: Good. 0.43 x 8.45 x 5.37 Inches; Fair amount of writing/underlining. Some Shelf Wear. Cover/pages may be folded just a bit. Edges/covers may show a little dirt and could have small tear or fraying. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SOUTH END PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780896086074ISBN:0896086070
Description: New. "Contents" Introduction Chapter 1 The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply Chapter 2 Soy Imperialism and the Destruction of Local Food Cultures Chapter 3 The Stolen Harvest Under the Sea Chapter 4 Mad Cows and Sacred Cows Chapter 5 The Stolen Harvest... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: SOUTH END PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780896086081ISBN:0896086089
Description: New. Stolen Harvest The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply Vandana Shiva "The South's best known environmentalist ( ) and 1993 Right Livelihood Award winner, Vandana Shiva, continues her path-breaking work on uncovering the devastating human and environm... read more
"Amazing and completely scary. Shiva deos a great job of breaking down all the ways the US has ruined global agriculture. Everyone who eats should read this book!"
"At 127 pages (not including the index) _Stolen Harvest_ is a very slim book, but there's an enormous amount of information / argument packed into these pages. The book focuses mainly, although not exclusively, on the effect of global industrial agriculture on the culture, spiritual systems, economy, and politics of India, and this is one of its real strengths - it doesn't just condemn genetically modified seeds, as I'm sure many books would, but asks what our responsibilities are to other species, and if cultural expressions of worship and celebration don't contain deep wisdom about ecology and sustainability without consciously being designed to do those things. I would love to discuss this book with my students - I can imagine countless productive conversations about where they stand and what their responsibility is to the farmer in India who used to grow rice half the year and shrimp the other half, but who is now not only out of business but living without adequate drinking water because of the industrial practices that provide seafood to Red Lobster.
I'm sure this is not an uncontroversial book - I can imagine lots of people feeling it goes 'too far' or that Shiva doesn't give the 'other side' a fair shake (although I studied her footnotes and her evidence appears to come from a variety of disciplines and reputable sources). But that may only make it a more fascinating text in that it is so wholly uncompromising. And when it comes to matters of life, death, spirit, and sustenance, is compromise really the approach we should take?"
"This book changed my life. Started my interest in sustainability and (fun fact)I haven't eaten shrimp for over 2 years as a result of this book! Vandana Shiva is an amazing person."
"prepare for the fact that the book's a bit repetitive (um, okay, it IS shiva); on the other hand have heard reviews claiming the book sensationalizes the problems of agribusiness without prescribing solutions, which seems ridiculous as the entire book is about how the only step really necessary to solve the "problems" inherent in agriculture is to stop creating problems already. a few questionable claims (mostly technicalities regarding fat type & content in soy & meat) but overall a great short, simple, & comprehensive read.
discussed: commercial fishing & aquaculture, "free trade," destruction of native industry, corporate patenting of seeds, genetic engineering, monsanto monsanto monsanto, the reality of industrial single-yield "productivity" claims, threat of monocultures across the board, "soy imperialism" (compare to industrialization of dairy in the us), etc.."
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