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The politics of GM food : a comparative study of the UK, USA and EU / / Dave Toke



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Autore: Toke Dave Visualizza persona
Titolo: The politics of GM food : a comparative study of the UK, USA and EU / / Dave Toke Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina: 363.19/2
Soggetto topico: Genetically modified foods - Political aspects - Great Britain
Genetically modified foods - Political aspects - United States
Genetically modified foods - Political aspects - European Union countries
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-225) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Myths and 'facts' about GM food and crops; From science to politics; Britain turns sour on GM food; Forward with technology?: The USA and the GM food debate; EU cools on GM food; Deliberation and GM food politics; Conclusion; Interviews; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: 'Why have GM Foods become so controversial? Comparing GM food politics in the US, Britain, and the European Union, Toke draws on insights from discourse analysis to help explain this basic political struggle of our time. By stressing the interplay between the material and discursive dimensions involved in the shaping of the conflict, the work offers a detailed account that enriches our political understanding of these 'Frankenfoods' on a variety of fronts, in particular the interplay between scientific expertise and citizens politics. Those interested in the 'risk society', both students and s
Titolo autorizzato: The politics of GM food  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-415-30699-X
9786610077519
1-134-39897-2
1-280-07751-4
0-203-50581-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450435103321
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Serie: Routledge research in environmental politics ; ; 6.