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Soybeans and power : genetically modified crops, environmental politics, and social movements in Argentina /

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In 'Soybeans and Power, ' Pablo Lapegna investigates the ways in which rural populations cope with GM soybean expansion in Argentina, a major player in the use and export of GM crops. Based on over a decade of ethnographic research, Lapegna reveals the reasons why many local communities in...

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Main Author: Lapegna, Pablo (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Global and comparative ethnography.
Subjects:
Social movements > Argentina.
Environmental policy > Argentina.
Plant genetic engineering.
Mouvements sociaux > Argentine.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Argentine.
Génie génétique végétal.
World.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Caribbean & Latin American.
Cultural.
Anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Regional Studies.
Environmental policy
Plant genetic engineering
Social movements
Argentina
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In 'Soybeans and Power, ' Pablo Lapegna investigates the ways in which rural populations cope with GM soybean expansion in Argentina, a major player in the use and export of GM crops. Based on over a decade of ethnographic research, Lapegna reveals the reasons why many local communities initially resisted, yet ultimately accepted GM crops.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 248 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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