Legitimation in a World at Risk

The Case of Genetically Modified Crops in India

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
Cover of the book Legitimation in a World at Risk by E.L. Desmond, Springer Singapore
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: E.L. Desmond ISBN: 9789811060656
Publisher: Springer Singapore Publication: October 24, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: E.L. Desmond
ISBN: 9789811060656
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Publication: October 24, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book provides a sociological analysis of the controversy surrounding GM crops in Telangana, India. There is much debate as to whether GM technology holds the key to improving the welfare of poor farmers globally or serves primarily to increase the profits of multinational corporations while enhancing cultivator risk. Desmond’s study is located in the economically vulnerable and politically volatile district of Warangal in Telangana, a context associated with high numbers of farmer suicides. Uniquely foregrounding the perspectives of cultivators and the landless, Desmond explores how GM crops are variously legitimated and delegitimated in three Warangal villages by those whose livelihoods are at stake in the debate, but whose voices are rarely heard within it. This book will be significant for those with an interest in GM crops, power and knowledge and their relation to understandings of development, democracy and risk management worldwide.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book provides a sociological analysis of the controversy surrounding GM crops in Telangana, India. There is much debate as to whether GM technology holds the key to improving the welfare of poor farmers globally or serves primarily to increase the profits of multinational corporations while enhancing cultivator risk. Desmond’s study is located in the economically vulnerable and politically volatile district of Warangal in Telangana, a context associated with high numbers of farmer suicides. Uniquely foregrounding the perspectives of cultivators and the landless, Desmond explores how GM crops are variously legitimated and delegitimated in three Warangal villages by those whose livelihoods are at stake in the debate, but whose voices are rarely heard within it. This book will be significant for those with an interest in GM crops, power and knowledge and their relation to understandings of development, democracy and risk management worldwide.

More books from Springer Singapore

Cover of the book Applications of Solar Energy by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Referent Similarity and Nominal Syntax in Task-Based Language Teaching by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Chronic Regulatory Focus and Financial Decision-Making by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Physics and Techniques of Ceramic and Polymeric Materials by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Hybridity in Translated Chinese by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Spatial Economic Modelling of Megathrust Earthquake in Japan by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Advances in Image and Graphics Technologies by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Silviculture of South Asian Priority Bamboos by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Social Entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Geotechnics for Natural and Engineered Sustainable Technologies by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Decoding the Rise of China by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book The Biophysics of Cell Membranes by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Social Media Processing by E.L. Desmond
Cover of the book Deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh by E.L. Desmond
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy