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245 00 a| Seeds of resistance, seeds of hopeh| [electronic resource] :b| place and agency in the conservation of biodiversity /c| edited by Virginia D. Nazarea, Robert E. Rhoades, and Jenna Andrews-Swann.;

260 a| Tucson :b| University of Arizona Press,c| c2013.;

300 a| xiii, 298 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| " Food is more than simple sustenance. It feeds our minds as well as our bodies. It nurtures us emotionally as well as physically. It holds memories. In fact, one of the surprising consequences of globalization and urbanization is the expanding web of emotional attachments to farmland, to food growers, and to place. And there is growing affection, too, for home gardening and its "grow your own food" ethos. Without denying the gravity of the problems of feeding the earth's population while conserving its natural resources, Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope reminds us that there are many positive movements and developments that demonstrate the power of opposition and optimism. This broad collection brings to the table a bag full of tools from anthropology, sociology, genetics, plant breeding, education, advocacy, and social activism. By design, multiple voices are included. They cross or straddle disciplinary, generational, national, and political borders. Contributors demonstrate the importance of cultural memory in the persistence of traditional or heirloom crops, as well as the agency exhibited by displaced and persecuted peoples in place-making and reconstructing nostalgic landscapes (including gardens from their homelands). Contributions explore local initiatives to save native and older seeds, the use of modern technologies to conserve heirloom plants, the bioconservation efforts of indigenous people, and how genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been successfully combated. Together they explore the conservation of biodiversity at different scales, from different perspectives, and with different theoretical and methodological approaches. Collectively, they demonstrate that there is reason for hope"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Seeds of resistance, seeds of hope place and agency in the conservation of biodiversity / edited by Virginia D. Nazarea, Robert E. Rhoades, and Jenna Andrews-Swann.

Other author	Nazarea, Virginia D. (Virginia Dimasuay), 1954-
Other author	Rhoades, Robert E.
Other author	Andrews-Swann, Jenna, 1980-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2013.
Description	xiii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content	Full text available from JSTOR eBooks
Subjects	Agrobiodiversity conservation--Cross-cultural studies. Food security--Cross-cultural studies. Local foods--Cross-cultural studies. Seeds--Cross-cultural studies.

Abstract	" Food is more than simple sustenance. It feeds our minds as well as our bodies. It nurtures us emotionally as well as physically. It holds memories. In fact, one of the surprising consequences of globalization and urbanization is the expanding web of emotional attachments to farmland, to food growers, and to place. And there is growing affection, too, for home gardening and its "grow your own food" ethos. Without denying the gravity of the problems of feeding the earth's population while conserving its natural resources, Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope reminds us that there are many positive movements and developments that demonstrate the power of opposition and optimism. This broad collection brings to the table a bag full of tools from anthropology, sociology, genetics, plant breeding, education, advocacy, and social activism. By design, multiple voices are included. They cross or straddle disciplinary, generational, national, and political borders. Contributors demonstrate the importance of cultural memory in the persistence of traditional or heirloom crops, as well as the agency exhibited by displaced and persecuted peoples in place-making and reconstructing nostalgic landscapes (including gardens from their homelands). Contributions explore local initiatives to save native and older seeds, the use of modern technologies to conserve heirloom plants, the bioconservation efforts of indigenous people, and how genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been successfully combated. Together they explore the conservation of biodiversity at different scales, from different perspectives, and with different theoretical and methodological approaches. Collectively, they demonstrate that there is reason for hope"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"Without denying the gravity of the problems of feeding the earth's population while conserving its natural resources, Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope reminds us that there are many positive movements and developments, especially at the grass-roots level, that demonstrate the power of opposition and optimism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013011198
ISBN	9780816530144 (hardback : alk. paper)

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