Europe's Green Revolution and Others Since : The Rise and Fall of Peasant-Friendly Plant Breeding

ISBN-13: 9780415598682 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 288 str.

Jonathan Harwood

Opis

This title focuses on the development of public-sector plant-breeding in Germany from the late 19th century through its fate under national socialism. Harwood uses this historical case study in order to argue that peasant-friendly research has an important role to play in future green revolutions.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Origins of Peasant-Friendly Research in Germany 2. The Movement for Peasant-Friendly Plant-Breeding, 1880-1905 3. Research, Development and Extension at the South German Stations 4. Success Breeds Trouble: the Controversy over Public-Sector Breeding, 1902-1933 5. The Fate of Peasant-Friendly Breeding under National Socialism 6. The Green Revolution and its Critics 7. Reforming the Revolution: Peasant-Friendly Innovation, 1970 -2010 8. Three Conclusions

O autorze

Jonathan Harwood is Emeritus Professor if the History of Science and Technology at the University of Manchester,UK.