wyszukanych pozycji: 3
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Collective Insecurity: The Liberian Crisis, Unilateralism, and Global Order
ISBN: 9780774810371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Africa's notorious civil wars and seemingly endless conflicts constitute one of the most intractable threats to global peace and security in the post-Cold War era. This book provides both a superb analysis of the historical dysfunction of the postcolonial African state generally and, more specifically, a probing critique of the crisis that resulted in the tragic collapse of Liberia. Using a historical deconstruction and reconstruction of the theories and practice of international law and politics, Ikechi Mgbeoji ultimately shows that blame for this endless cycle of violence must be... Africa's notorious civil wars and seemingly endless conflicts constitute one of the most intractable threats to global peace and security in the po... |
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174,67 zł |
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Global Biopiracy: Patents, Plants, and Indigenous Knowledge
ISBN: 9780774811521 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 311 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Legal control and ownership of plants and traditional knowledge of the uses of plants (TKUP) is a vexing issue. The phenomenon of appropriation of plants and TKUP, otherwise known as biopiracy, thrives in a cultural milieu where non-Western forms of knowledge are systemically marginalized and devalued as "folk knowledge" or characterized as inferior. Global Biopiracy rethinks the role of international law and legal concepts, the Western-based, Eurocentric patent systems of the world, and international agricultural research institutions as they affect legal ownership and control of... Legal control and ownership of plants and traditional knowledge of the uses of plants (TKUP) is a vexing issue. The phenomenon of appropriation of ... |
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482,90 zł |
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Global Biopiracy: Patents, Plants, and Indigenous Knowledge
ISBN: 9780801473111 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Biopiracy raises serious issues pertaining to the conservation of biological diversity and genetic resources in agriculture, the integrity of plant life forms, a just international economic order, and development. Since the emergence of the biotechnology industry, 'biopiracy' has become a lightning rod for activists." from the IntroductionThe appropriation of plants and traditional knowledge by corporations and other entities is often called biopiracy. Such practices arise from a cultural milieu that systematically marginalizes non-Western forms of knowledge, which are devalued as "folk...
"Biopiracy raises serious issues pertaining to the conservation of biological diversity and genetic resources in agriculture, the integrity of plant l...
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135,27 zł |