Agroecology

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Agroecology Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies Fernwood Publishing	Our global food system is largely based on unsustainable industrial agricultural practices, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, is controlled by a handful of large corporations and …	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	160	2017	View
NEW! Being and Swine The End of Nature (As We Knew It) Between The Lines	Forget everything you think you know about nature. Fahim Amir’s award-winning book takes pure delight in posing unexpected questions: Are animals victims of human domination, or heroes of …	Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes	228	2020	View
Emergent Agriculture Farming, Sustainability and the Return of the Local Economy New Society Publishers	Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere …	Gary S. Kleppel	195	2014	View
Overrun Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis ECW Press	Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government …	Andrew Reeves	387	2019	View
From Introduction On the Cusp of a Revolution From: Emergent Agriculture Preview New Society Publishers	Today’s shifting agricultural paradigm is doing much the same thing. It is changing the way we produce food, how and where we get it, and what it does to our health, our pocket books, and …	Gary S. Kleppel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Introduction From: Overrun Preview ECW Press	In the introduction, the author describes how he first learned about the threat of Asian carp to North American ecosystems. This chapter also provides a brief overview of the introduction of …	Andrew Reeves	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Introduction Agroecology at a Crossroads From: Agroecology Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	7	2017	$0.70 Add
From In the Beginning From: Overrun Preview ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the history of the Asian carp in North America beginning with its introduction in the mid 20th century. The chapter explores aquaculture in the Mississippi …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From The Principles of Agroecology From: Agroecology Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	33	2017	$3.30 Add
From "Ecology’s Helper" From: Overrun Preview ECW Press	In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s …	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From History and Currents of Agroecology Thought From: Agroecology Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	27	2017	$2.70 Add
From Farm Subsides From: Emergent Agriculture Preview New Society Publishers	This chapter is primarily concerned with the ways in which farms subsidize us. First, most of the farmers who fall into this category of subsidizers own small to medium-sized farms, and they …	Gary S. Kleppel	9	2014	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Swinish Multitudes From: Being and Swine Preview Between The Lines	In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir provides a brief overview of the history of pigs in agriculture in Europe. The chapter also includes a discussion of the ways in which pigs have acted as a …	Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes	29	2020	$2.90 Add
From The Evidence of Agroecology From: Agroecology Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	30	2017	$3.00 Add
From Tragedy of the White Amur From: Overrun Preview ECW Press	This chapter discusses efforts by the United States government to regulate the transport and breeding of non-native species.	Andrew Reeves	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Bringing Agroecology to Scale From: Agroecology Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Miguel A. Altieri; Peter M. Rosset	21	2017	$2.10 Add

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