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Soil, Not Oil: Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity
Vandana Shiva
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Description for Soil, Not Oil: Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity
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'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists.' The Guardian This book is classic of the environmental movement. In it, Vandana Shiva envisions a world beyond our current dependence on fossil fuels and globalization, and makes the compelling case that food crises, oil dependency and climate change are all inherently interlinked. Any attempt to solve one without addressing the others is therefore doomed to failure. Condemning industrial agriculture and biofuels as recipes for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva instead champions small independent farmers. What is needed most, in a time ... Read more
'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists.' The Guardian This book is classic of the environmental movement. In it, Vandana Shiva envisions a world beyond our current dependence on fossil fuels and globalization, and makes the compelling case that food crises, oil dependency and climate change are all inherently interlinked. Any attempt to solve one without addressing the others is therefore doomed to failure. Condemning industrial agriculture and biofuels as recipes for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva instead champions small independent farmers. What is needed most, in a time ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783607709
SKU
V9781783607709
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental leader and thinker and director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology and Ecology. Her many books include Ecofeminism, Earth Democracy and Staying Alive. She is one of the leaders of the International Forum on Globalization, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (1993).
Reviews for Soil, Not Oil: Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity
'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists' The Guardian 'This book wakes us up to some of the fundamental realities of food production on which we all depend ... should be essential reading for all students of community development.' Community Development 'A world leading expert on food sustainability.' ... Read more