Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope : Place and Agency in the Conservation of Biodiversity /

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"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 o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Andrews-Swann, Jenna, 1980- (Editor ), Rhoades, Robert E. (Editor ), Nazarea, Virginia D. (Virginia Dimasuay), 1954- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Semences > Études transculturelles.
Produits du terroir > Études transculturelles.
Securite alimentaire > Études transculturelles.
Biodiversite agricole > Conservation > Études transculturelles.
Seeds.
Local foods.
Food security.
Agrobiodiversity conservation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Agriculture & Food.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Seeds > Cross-cultural studies.
Local foods > Cross-cultural studies.
Food security > Cross-cultural studies.
Agrobiodiversity conservation > Cross-cultural studies.
Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Virginia D. Nazarea
  • Conservation beyond Design: An Introduction
  • Virginia D. Nazarea and Robert E. Rhoades
  • I. Marginality and Memory in Place-Based Conservation
  • 1. Temptation to Hope: From the â€oeIdeaâ€? to the Milieu of Biodiversity
  • Virginia D. Nazarea
  • 2. Apples of Their Eyes: Memory Keepers of the American South
  • Susannah Chapman and Tom Brown
  • 3. Food from the Ancestors: Documentation, Conservation, and Revival of Eastern Cherokee Heirloom Plants
  • James R. Veteto and Kevin Welch
  • 4. Sense of Place and Indigenous Peopleâ€?s Biodiversity Conservation in the Americas
  • Tirso Gonzales5. Saving Our Seeds: An Indigenous Perspective from Cotacachi, Ecuador
  • Magdalena Fueres, Rodrigo Flores, and Rosita Ramos
  • 6. People, Place, and Plants in the Pacific Coast of Colombia
  • Juana Camacho
  • II. Agency and Reterritorialization in the Context of Globalization
  • 7. Maya Mother Seeds in Resistance of Highland Chiapas in Defense of Native Corn
  • Peter Brown
  • 8. Preserving Soybean Diversity in Japan
  • Richard Moore
  • 9. Complementarity and Conflict: In Situ and Ex Situ Approaches to Conserving Plant Genetic Resources
  • Cary Fowler10. Situated Meanings of Key Concepts in the Regulation of Plant Genetic Resources
  • Kristine SkarbÃ?
  • 11. Exile Landscapes of Nostalgia and Hope in the Cuban Diaspora
  • Jenna E. Andrews-Swann
  • 12. When Seeds Are Scarce: Globalization and the Response of Three Cultures
  • Robert E. Rhoades
  • Contributors
  • Index

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