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.
"Most welcome.... Vandana Shiva draws renewed attention to the
impact on Indian agriculture of the Green Revolution and its
transformation into the biotechnological revolution.... Raises
important questions for contemporary analyses of ecological
distress and economic restructuring." -- Science and Society
"Shiva treats the Green Revolution as an example of scientific
hubris, an attempt to use science to overcome the natural
limitations of agriculture, primarily for a political purpose." --
Journal of Asian Studies
"So many crucial questions are raised in this book.... [It
presents] an important thesis about the realignment of social
groups that deserves careful analysis" -- Agricultural History
"Vandana Shiva is one of the world's most prominent radical
scientists." -- Guardian
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