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UNINA9910830674003321 |
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Autore |
Tweeten Luther G |
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Titolo |
Terrorism, radicalism, and populism in agriculture [[electronic resource] /] / Luther Tweeten |
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Ames, : Iowa State Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-45019-7 |
9786611450199 |
0-470-38498-0 |
0-470-38476-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture and state - United States - Citizen participation |
Populism - United States |
Environmentalism - United States |
Agriculture - United States - Costs |
Environmental policy - Economic aspects - United States |
Agriculture - Environmental aspects - United States |
Agricultural innovations - United States - Public opinion |
Radicalism - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to radical, populist, and terrorist agriculture -- Understanding how radical agriculturalists think: postmodernist philosophy -- Antiglobalists -- Radical environmentalists -- Luddites -- Animal rightists -- Agrarian populism and farm fundamentalism -- Populist mythology -- Farm organizations, protest, and populism -- Summing up: costs and cures. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While terrorism in agriculture takes few lives, the misinformation emerging from the rhetoric of anti-globalists, radical environmentalists, and animal welfare extremists costs Americans billions of dollars in lost income every year. This controversial volume illuminates the political, economic, and global effects of these groups on the agricultural industry. The clear, concise, and readable book |
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