From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Sat Apr 21 2001 - 15:52:59 MDT
The following is some material from one of the radical green lists I monitor
about a book that's being gushed over in those circles. Anyone read it?
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Now available from Zed Books in London; distributed by Palgrave/St.
Martin's in New York:
Redesigning Life? The Worldwide Challenge to Genetic Engineering
Edited by Brian Tokar
http://www.zedbooks.demon.co.uk/autumn2000long.htm
(A Canadian edition from McGill-Queens University Press and an Australian
edition from Scribe Publications will be available shortly.)
Genetic engineering, animal cloning and new reproductive technologies are
being promoted as the keys to a brighter future. Genetic engineers promise
a more productive agriculture, wondrous medical miracles and solutions to
our most pressing environmental problems. But growing numbers of farmers,
scientists and concerned citizens disagree, citing new hazards to our
health and the environment, along with troubling ethical questions.
This book offers the most comprehensive examination to date of the hidden
hazards of the new genetic technologies, and the emergence of worldwide
resistance. Twenty-six internationally respected critics, offer their
analysis of the issues, their social and ethical implications, and the
stories that lie behind the headlines that have brought genetic engineering
to the forefront of public controversy.
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| The hazards of genetic engineering are among the most critical |
| threats facing us. Knowledge is power. This book gives us power. |
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| -- Frances Moore Lappé, author, Diet for A Small Planet |
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The book is divided into four major sections:
Our Health, Our Food and the Environment
Medical Genetics, Science and Human Rights
Patents, Corporate Power, and the Theft of Knowledge
The Worldwide Resistance to Genetic Engineering
Contributors include Vandana Shiva, Martha Crouch, Hope Shand, Beth
Burrows,Jack Kloppenburg, Ricarda Steinbrecher, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz,
Marcy Darnovsky, David King, Michael Dorsey, Sarah Sexton, Chaia Heller and
many others.
U.S. orders: 1-800-221-7945, x270 $19.95 Paperback
Elsewhere: +44 (0)20 7837 4014 £15.95 Paperback (Plus shipping)
. . . or order from your local independent bookstore.
Substantial discounts (40% and better) are available for orders of 10
copies or more. Please call one of the above numbers for details.
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'This book provides a welcome perspective that is missing from all the
biotechnology hype. For anyone concerned about the real implications and
potential hazards of gene manipulation, it is an excellent starting point.'
-- David Suzuki, host of The Nature of Things
'In this wide-ranging collection, scientists and activists discuss the
pressing issues growing out of the wanton commercialization of the life
sciences. . . An excellent guide to the brave new world of genetic
engineering and to effective ways to counter and transcend it.'
-- Ruth Hubbard, Professor Emerita of Biology at Harvard University
and Board Member of the Council for Responsible Genetics
'This book explains why and how genetic engineering is adversely affecting
our food, health, environment and human rights. It also shows what people
are doing to counter the technology and the industry. It must be read by
the public everywhere and by policymakers, especially in developing
countries.'
-- Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network
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