| Description |
ix, 451 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- [pt.] 1. The nature of the problem and the meaning of agriculture -- 1. The nature of the problem -- 2. Farming : what it is, what it's for, how it became and how it works -- [pt.] 2. Food : the future belongs to the gourmet -- 3. Good farming, good eating and great gastronomy : a lightening tour of modern nutritional theory and the wondrous serendipity -- 4. Meat : how did we get it so wrong -- 5. Food unsafe -- [pt.] 3. Science, money and world power -- 6. Craft, science, and the growing of crops -- 7. Better crops, better livestock : the craft and science of breeding and genetic engineering -- 8. GMOs and the corruption of science -- 9. Of cash and values -- [pt.] 4. Enlightened agriculture -- 10. Alternatives off the shelf : vegetarians and organic farmers -- 11. Biology, morality, aesthetics : the meaning of enlightened agriculture -- 12. From where we are to where we want to be -- 13. Afterword -- Further reading -- Index. |
| Subject |
Agricultural conservation.
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Agriculture.
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Food supply.
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Agriculture and state.
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| ISBN |
0141009500 |
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9780141009506 |
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