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OverviewIn 1996 Argentina adopted genetically modified (GM) soybeans as a central part of its national development strategy. Today, Argentina is the third largest global grower and exporter of GM crops. Its soybeans-which have been modified to tolerate being sprayed with herbicides-now cover half of the country's arable land and represent a third of its total exports. While soy has brought about modernization and economic growth, it has also created tremendous social and ecological harm: rural displacement, concentration of landownership, food insecurity, deforestation, violence, and the negative health effects of toxic agrochemical exposure. In Seeds of Power Amalia Leguizamon explores why Argentines largely support GM soy despite the widespread damage it creates. She reveals how agribusiness, the state, and their allies in the media and sciences deploy narratives of economic redistribution, scientific expertise, and national identity as a way to elicit compliance among the country's most vulnerable rural residents. In this way, Leguizamon demonstrates that GM soy operates as a tool of power to obtain consent, to legitimate injustice, and to quell potential dissent in the face of environmental and social violence. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Amalia LeguizamónPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781478010852ISBN 10: 1478010851 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 02 October 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcronyms ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. The Roots of the Soy Model 29 2. Revolution in the Pampas 59 3. The Elephant in the Field 92 4. Against the Grain 112 Conclusion 139 Notes 151 Bibliography 177 IndexReviewsClearly written and superbly argued, this fabulous book manages to accomplish that quite difficult task of engaging readers interested in the specificities of the case and those interested in larger theoretical issues. Seeds of Power is so well written that it puts readers in the different scenes, making us think about the invisible workings of power and about the ways in which we can go about detecting the daily production of political domination. Brava! -- Javier Auyero, coauthor of * In Harm's Way: The Dynamics of Urban Violence * Making important contributions to sociology while remaining highly accessible, Seeds of Power has the potential to reach beyond the ivory tower and to teach and influence the public. It is a beautiful example of public sociology. -- Shannon Elizabeth Bell, author of * Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia * Making important contributions to sociology while remaining highly accessible, Seeds of Power has the potential to reach beyond the ivory tower and to teach and influence the public. It is a beautiful example of public sociology. -- Shannon Elizabeth Bell, author of * Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia * Clearly written and superbly argued, this fabulous book manages to accomplish that quite difficult task of engaging readers interested in the specificities of the case and those interested in larger theoretical issues. Seeds of Power is so well written that it puts readers in the different scenes, making us think about the invisible workings of power and about the ways in which we can go about detecting the daily production of political domination. Brava! -- Javier Auyero, coauthor of * In Harm's Way: The Dynamics of Urban Violence * Author InformationAmalia Leguizamón is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tulane University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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