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Title: Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva ISBN: 0-89608-555-4 Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A sharp warning cry of alarm
Comment: Biopiracy by physicist, ecologist, and environmental activist Vandana Shiva is a harsh but perceptive survey and analysis of the expansion of population pressures on the environment, and more importantly, the technological advances which have been made and which seemingly have begun to dominate and shape life itself, as well as the process by which life is generated. A timely and critically important contribution to environmental policy discussions, Biopiracy is recommended as a sharp warning cry of alarm at where humanity's current tendency to pollute and put the dollar first can lead, as well as the damage that modern trends have down to traditional ways of life, -- especially among native peoples.
Rating: 3
Summary: hard to say really
Comment: i didnt really like this book as much as stolen harvest. it was hard to read and kind of boring, but i learned alot and i appreciate the effort i put into reading it. but it didnt suck me in like stolen harvest, so im only gonna give it 3 stars.. its average.
Rating: 2
Summary: A powerful theme that is let down by sensationalist writing
Comment: Amidst all the tirade and rhetoric, cold hard truths emerge: the way IPRs are framed, especially those pertaining to the biotechnology field, is biased towards the interests of multinational corporate entities, and that the current mechanistic gene-centric paradigm in the "life" sciences ignores holistic perspectives of lifeforms and nature which are useful in their own way. While the urgency and potency of the message is not in doubt, the presentation of the content, with all the sidetracks and rambling discourses, leaves much to be desired. Read this book with an open mind, don't take everything in it too seriously, and look up alternative sources of information as well.
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Title: Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva ISBN: 0896086070 Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit by Vandana Shiva ISBN: 089608650X Publisher: South End Press Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology by Vandana Shiva ISBN: 1856492184 Publisher: Zed Books Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: Protect or Plunder? : Understanding Intellectual Property Rights by Vandana Shiva ISBN: 1842771094 Publisher: Zed Books Pub. Date: 09 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: India on Fire : The Lethal Mix of Free Trade, Famine and Fundamentalism in India by Vandana Shiva ISBN: 1583225404 Publisher: Seven Stories Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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