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Geopolitics and the green revolution : wheat, genes, and the Cold War /

'Geopolitics and the Green Revolution' explores why four different countries (USA, India, Britain and Mexico) each sought to develop high-yielding wheat production. National security concerns and management of foreign exchange were prime motivators of the new technologies, a relationship t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perkins, John H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Wheat > Breeding.
Wheat > Breeding > Government policy.
Wheat trade.
Green Revolution.
National security.
Cold War.
Blé > Commerce.
Révolution verte.
Guerre froide.
Green Revolution
National security
Wheat > Breeding
Wheat > Breeding > Government policy
Wheat trade
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Geopolitics and the Green Revolution' explores why four different countries (USA, India, Britain and Mexico) each sought to develop high-yielding wheat production. National security concerns and management of foreign exchange were prime motivators of the new technologies, a relationship that has not been previously developed in studies of agricultural modernization. Future reform efforts in agriculture will be affected by this history.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 1997.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197561065 (ebook)
0197561063 (ebook)