Rebels for the Soil

The Rise of the Global Organic Food and Farming Movement

Matthew Reed

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Earthscan Ltd
16 June 2010

Political activism; Organic farming

This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and animal welfare.

By considering it as a trans-national movement from its inception, aiming at cultural and social change, the book highlights what is unique about the organic movement and why it has risen only relatively recently to public attention. The author reports original research findings, focusing largely on the English-speaking world. The work is grounded in academic enquiry and theory, but also provides a narrative through which the movement can be understood by the more general interested reader.

By: Matthew Reed
Imprint: Earthscan Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781844075973
ISBN 10: 1844075974
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 16 June 2010
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matt Reed is a Senior Research Fellow at the Countryside and Community Research Institute based at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK.

Reviews for Rebels for the Soil: The Rise of the Global Organic Food and Farming Movement

'Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book presents a revealing and highly original account of the historical evolution of the organic farming and food movement. It is a welcome counterpoint to the many political economic analyses of organic farming and food that are now available.' Carol Morris, University of Nottingham, UK