Death of Ramï¿½n Gonzï¿½lez The Modern Agricultural Dilemma

Name: Death of Ramï¿½n Gonzï¿½lez The Modern Agricultural Dilemma
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ISBN: 9780292712683

ISBN-10: 0292712685

ISBN-13: 9780292712683

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Angus Wright

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From reviews of the first edition: "Angus Wright has shown in a brilliant study [how] the imposition of high-yield agriculture helped to break apart the intimate relationship between cultures and ecosystems that had coevolved over long periods of time."-- David W. Orr, from Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect"The Death of Ramo n Gonza lez is a blockbuster. In a dramatic, readable story, Wright has provided a new way of looking at the tragic human and environmental consequences of chemical-dependent agriculture."-- Wes Jackson, The Land Institute The Death of Ramo n Gonza lez has become a benchmark book since its publication in 1990. It has been taught in…

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List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 422
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

ANGUS WRIGHT is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies at California State University, Sacramento.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Mexico and the Pesticide Crusade



The Death of Ramoacute;n Gonzaacute;lez



The Road to Culiacaacute;n



Doctors and Bureaucrats



Going Home



King Eight Deer, the Plagues, and the Devastation of the Land



Technology and Conflict



Consumers, Workers, Growers, and Experts



Theory and Consequences



The Modern Agricultural Dilemma



Points North


Afterword: The Death of Ramoacute;n Gonzaacute;lez and the Twenty-first Century


References


Index