| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 248 pages) |
| Series |
Global and comparative ethnography |
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Global and comparative ethnography.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- GM crops, global ethnography, and the dynamics of de-mobilization -- The dark side of the boom -- Neoliberalization, GM soybeans, and environmental change in Argentina -- Emergence -- Peasants, politics, and patrons : rural social movements in Formosa (1970s-2000s) -- Contention -- Peasants confronting gm soybeans and agrochemical exposure -- Demobilization -- Peasants, governments, and constituents across political scales (2004-2013) -- Accommodation -- Peasants negotiating GM crops and agrochemical exposure (2009-2013) -- Conclusion: companion planting -- The crucible of GM crops, global processes, and social movements -- Appendix: On the ethnographic craft -- References |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 05, 2016) |
| Subject |
Social movements -- Argentina
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Environmental policy -- Argentina
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Plant genetic engineering.
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Environmental policy
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Plant genetic engineering
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Social movements
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Argentina
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016012208 |
| ISBN |
9780190215170 |
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0190215178 |
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9780190215156 |
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0190215151 |
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9780190215163 |
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019021516X |
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