Seeds of Power
Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2020
224 pages
978-1-4780-1237-5 (ISBN)
Description
Amalia Leguizamón reveals how the Argentine state, agribusiness, and their allies in the media and sciences deploy narratives of economic redistribution, scientific expertise, and national identity as a way to gain the public's consent to grow genetically modified soybeans despite the massive environmental and social costs.
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Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina
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Seeds of Power
Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina
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Duke University Press
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Amalia Leguizamón is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tulane University.
Content
Acronyms ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. The Roots of the Soy Model 29
2. Revolution in the Pampas 59
3. The Elephant in the Field 92
4. Against the Grain 112
Conclusion 139
Notes 151
Bibliography 177
Index
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. The Roots of the Soy Model 29
2. Revolution in the Pampas 59
3. The Elephant in the Field 92
4. Against the Grain 112
Conclusion 139
Notes 151
Bibliography 177
Index
