Product Description

Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Chapter 2 Soy Imperialism and the Destruction of Local Food Cultures
Chapter 3 The Stolen Harvest Under the Sea
Chapter 4 Mad Cows and Sacred Cows
Chapter 5 The Stolen Harvest of Seed
Chapter 6 Genetic Engineering and Food Security
Chapter 7 Reclaiming Food Democracy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36979 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 150 pages

Review
"A leading thinker who has eloquently blended her views on the

environment, agriculture, spirituality, and women's rights into a powerful philosophy." -- Utne Reader

"One of the world's most prominent radical scientists." -- The Guardian

"Shiva...has devoted her life to fighting for the rights of the ordinary people of India...her fierce intellect and her disarmingly friendly, accessible manner have made her a valuable advocate for people all over the developing world." -- Ms. Magazine

"Vandana Shiva is a burst of creative energy and intellectual power." -- The Progressive

Shiva's Biopiracy was named a "Break-Through Book" on Intellectual Property in Lingua Franca in July/August 1999 issue. -- The Publisher

About the Author
A world-renowned environmental leader and recipient of the 1993 Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award), Shiva has authored several bestselling books, most recently Earth Democracy. Activist and scientist, Shiva leads, with Ralph Nader and Jeremy Rifkin, the International Forum on Globalization. Before becoming an activist, Shiva was one of India's leading physicists.

Customer Reviews

American food supply in danger
I was shocked and angered at the pervasivness of corporate influence in the food we eat. The well being of people seems to be not much more than an afterthought. Dr. Shiva is very articulate in framing the consequences of the Monsanto's and Cargill's of the world and how they are systematicly robbing poor countries of their ability to survive without them. Poorer countries have been self sustaining for centuries developing specific strains of seed to survive in specific areas. It is almost unfathomable that any law could be created at the behest of a corporation that would make sharing seed among farmers illegal!! Easy to read,easy to understand. Dr.Shiva has indeed opened my eyes to the true nature of big corporate factory farms and the actual and potential damage which threatens mankind all in the quest for profits. I highly recomend this book to anyone under the illusion that the American food supply is safe.

Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
I would ask that everyone interested in learning how our food supply and our seed stocks are being taken control of due to the actions of several large Agriculturally-focused corporations' and their abilities to utilize the World Trade Organization, International, and Country-of-Origin patent rights to hold-hostage the world's citizens in an attempt to covet the natural process for creating seed, to read this book.

This is the most important fight for our collective futures that we can involve ourselves in.

great information, weak on analysis
I'm afraid I must dissent from the rave reviews this book has gotten. It's a good book, but it's not wonderful. It's very strong at presenting the ways that the corporatization of food production is destructive of human health, the environment, and the livelihood of poor farmers, fisher folk and the like. There's lots of examples, lots of strong empirical data to back up Shiva's claims. Her analysis about why all this is going on is lacking though. It's not that I disagree with her critique of the WTO, multinational corporations, monoculture and her affirmation of the need for humanity to live in harmony with nature. It's just that she barely does more than sketch these arguments out. I understand that this is not meant to be an academic book, but she could have developed her points in much more depth, while still using accessible language and ideas. This book has potential it didn't achieve.