First the seed the political economy of plant biotechnology, 1492-2000

First the seed spotlights the history of plant breeding and shows how efforts to control the seed have shaped the emergence of the agricultural biotechnology industry. This second edition of a classic work in the political economy of science includes an extensive, new chapter updating the analysis t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kloppenburg, Jack Ralph (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press 2004.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Science and technology in society.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31672474*spi
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Sumario:First the seed spotlights the history of plant breeding and shows how efforts to control the seed have shaped the emergence of the agricultural biotechnology industry. This second edition of a classic work in the political economy of science includes an extensive, new chapter updating the analysis to include the most recent developments in the struggle over the direction of crop genetic engineering.--Publisher description.
Descripción Física:xxii, 425 p. : il., mapas
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 379-419) e índice.
ISBN:9780299192433