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Record Nr.

UNINA9910978085403321

Autore

Grandia Liza

Titolo

Kernels of Resistance : Maize, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Power

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

9780295753317

0295753315

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (436 pages)

Disciplina

338.1/9

Soggetti

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Milperos' Dilemma -- One: Maize Futures -- Two: Sacred Maize, Stalwart Maize -- Three: Green to Gene Revolution -- Four: Legal Maze -- Five: Many Mexican Worlds in Defense of Maize -- Six: Guatemala and Goliath -- Conclusion: An Ode to the Pitchfork -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

Sommario/riassunto

"Liza Grandia expertly weaves together ethnographic narrative, Maya agricultural knowledge, and legal sleuthing to shine light on maize- and seed-related activism in the face of transnational corporate incursion. She invites activists and scholars alike to consider food politics as a hemispheric and even global issue of equity and sustainability rather than personal choices affecting localized health and environmental outcomes"--