First the Seed

The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology

Jack Ralph Kloppenburg Jr., Daniel Lee Kleinman, Jo Handelsman

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English

University of Wisconsin
30 March 2005

Mathematics & Sciences; Agriculture & farming

First the Seed spotlights the history of plant breeding and shows how efforts to control the seed have shaped the emergence of the agricultural biotechnology industry. This second edition of a classic work in the political economy of science includes an extensive, new chapter updating the analysis to include the most recent developments in the struggle over the direction of crop genetic engineering.

By: Jack Ralph Kloppenburg Jr.
Other adaptation by: Daniel Lee Kleinman, Jo Handelsman
Imprint: University of Wisconsin
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: Second Edition
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 617g
ISBN: 9780299192440
ISBN 10: 029919244X
Pages: 468
Publication Date: 30 March 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack Ralph Kloppenburg Jr. is professor of rural sociology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Reviews for First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology

""Puts the thorny questions raised in the biotechnology debate into historical perspective."" - Deborah Fitzgerald, ISIS; ""Kloppenburg examines the question of whether society will be able to use our enhanced capabilities for manipulating the genetic code to develop and deploy new plant varieties in ways that are economically productive, socially equitable, and ecologically benign."" - Eric Roberts, The Times Higher Education Supplement, London""