Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply

by Vandana Shiva

Overview

A devastating expose of what the globalized agricultural industry is doing to our land and our food.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896086074
Publisher:	South End Press
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Series:	Ecology and Green Politics Series
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Vandana Shiva is the director of Navdanya in India. A physicist, philosopher, and feminist, she is the author of more than twenty books and the recipient of more than twenty international awards.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
2. Soy Imperialism and the Destruction of Local Food Cultures
3. The Stolen Harvest under the Sea
4. Mad Cows and Sacred Cows
5. The Stolen Harvest of Seed
6. Genetic Engineering and Food Security
7. Reclaiming Food Democracy
Afterword
Index
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

T]his activist ... has done so much to reveal the human and environmental trade agreements. In this book, she looks at the effects of industrial agriculture on small farmers and the environment.

Feminist Bookstore News

The accusations made by Vandana Shiva deserve to be considered.

New Agriculturist

More than a searing indictment of the growing coporatizing of agriculture, Shiva's book is a call to arms. She encourages readers to join the growing food fight and...profiles a number of citizen groups who are doing just that, successfully.

L.A. Times Syndicate

Stolen harvest is a passionate, articulate, highly recommended wake up call to the public...

Wisconsin Bookwatch

Stolen Harvest is an unremitting indictment of genetic engineering, on moral, cultural, and economic grounds, especially as it applies to the third world.

New York Review of Books

The South's best known environmentalist.

New Internationalist

Shiva has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world.

Ms. Magazine

A leading thinker who has eloquently blended her views on the environment, agriculture, spirituality, and women's rights into a powerful philosophy.

Utne Reader

" Stolen Harvest is an unremitting indictment of genetic engineering, on moral, cultural, and economic grounds, especially as it applies to the third world." -- New York Review of Books

"A leading thinker who has eloquently blended her views on the environment, agriculture, spirituality, and women's rights into a powerful philosophy." -- Utne Reader

"Shiva has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of ordinary people in India. Her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world." -- Ms. Magazine

"The South's best known environmentalist." -- New Internationalist

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