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Fighting for the Future of Food

Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology

By: Rachel Schurman,William A. Munro

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Fighting for the Future of Food

Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology

By: Rachel Schurman,William A. Munro

When scientists working in the agricultural biotechnology industry first altered the genetic material of one organism by introducing genes from an entirely different organism, the reaction was generally enthusiastic. To many, these genetically modified organisms (GMOs) promised to solve the challenges faced by farmers and to relieve world hunger. Yet within a decade, this “gene revolution” had abruptly stalled. Widespread protests against the potential dangers of “Frankenfoods” and the patenting of seed supplies in the developing world forced the industry to change course. As a result, in the late 1990s, some of the world’s largest firms reduced their investment in the agricultural sector, narrowed their focus to a few select crops, or sold off their agricultural divisions altogether. Fighting for the Future of Food tells the story of how a small group of social activists, working together across tables, continents, and the Internet, took on the biotech industry and achieved stunning success. Rachel Schurman and William A. Munro detail how the anti-biotech movement managed to alter public perceptions about GMOs and close markets to such products. Drawing strength from an alternative worldview that sustained its members’ sense of urgency and commitment, the anti-GMO movement exploited political opportunities created by the organization and culture of the biotechnology industry itself. Fighting for the Future of Food ultimately addresses society’s understanding and trust (or mistrust) of technological innovation and the complexities of the global agricultural system that provides our food.

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U of Minnesota Press

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145290071X

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9781452900711

Taking Population Seriously

By: Frances Moore-Lappe,Rachel Schurman

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Taking Population Seriously

By: Frances Moore-Lappe,Rachel Schurman

Originally published in 1988 and 1990, this book asks what positive lessons can be learned from some of the developing world’s success stories on population. Six developing world countries, as well as the Indian state of Kerala had achieved dramatic reductions in birth rates at the time the book was originally published. The book examines what made their success possible and what lessons they held for the planet, where human beings (now, as then) must bring our species into balance with the natural world.

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103

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Taylor & Francis

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1000935426

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9781000935424

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

By: David Katz,Yeh Ming-Chin,Joshua Levitt,Kofi D. Essel,Shivam Joshi,Rachel Summer Clair Friedman

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Nutrition in Clinical Practice

By: David Katz,Yeh Ming-Chin,Joshua Levitt,Kofi D. Essel,Shivam Joshi,Rachel Summer Clair Friedman

Designed for busy clinicians struggling to fit the critical issue of nutrition into their routine patient encounters, Nutrition in Clinical Practice translates the robust evidence base underlying nutrition in health and disease into actionable, evidence-based clinical guidance on a comprehensive array of nutrition topics. Authoritative, thoroughly referenced, and fully updated, the revised 4th edition covers the full scope of nutrition applications in clinical practice, spanning health promotion, risk factor modification, prevention, chronic disease management, and weight control – with a special emphasis on providing concisely summarized action steps within the clinical workflow. Edited by Dr. David L. Katz (a world-renowned expert in nutrition, preventive medicine, and lifestyle medicine) along with Drs. Kofi D. Essel, Rachel S.C. Friedman, Shivam Joshi, Joshua Levitt, and Ming-Chin Yeh, Nutrition in Clinical Practice is a must-have resource for practicing clinicians who want to provide well-informed, compassionate, and effective nutritional counseling to patients.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975161513

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9781975161514

Fighting for the Future of Food

Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology

By: Rachel Schurman,William A. Munro

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Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology

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Betraying the National Interest

By: Frances Moore Lappé,Rachel Schurman,Kevin Danaher

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Betraying the National Interest

By: Frances Moore Lappé,Rachel Schurman,Kevin Danaher

Is U.S. foreign aid counterproductive? Yes, if you believe this vigorously argued analysis. According to the authors, development assistance and food aid take a back seat to political and military goals (in Egypt and Israel), and this country props up tyrants (Marcos and Mobutu) as anti-Soviet bulwarks, with predictable results. Dominated by dogma and ideology, foreign aid serves neither recipients nor Americans. The authors propose radical changes in foreign policy. There is much food for thought in this provocative treatise, but readers will have to draw their own conclusions.

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0802100120

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9780802100122

My Name is Rachel Corrie

Taken from the Writings of Rachel Corrie

By: Rachel Corrie

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My Name is Rachel Corrie

Taken from the Writings of Rachel Corrie

By: Rachel Corrie

THE STORY: On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old American, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE is a one-woman play

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Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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0822222221

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Fighting for the Future of Food

Fighting for the Future of Food

Taking Population Seriously

Taking Population Seriously

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Fighting for the Future of Food

Fighting for the Future of Food

Betraying the National Interest

Betraying the National Interest

My Name is Rachel Corrie

My Name is Rachel Corrie

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