Monocultures of the Mind (Record no. 83112)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | nice12345678 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | Monogr.mrc |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200112140309.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788181581518 |
| Terms of availability | 395 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | N53 |
| Item number | SH691 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shiva, Vandana |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Monocultures of the Mind |
| Remainder of title | Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Natraj Publishers |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 184p |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | includes index and biblioraphy |
| 505 2# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CHAPTER 1 Monocultures of the Mind 9 The `Disappeared` Knowledge Systems 9 The Cracks of Fragmentation 12 The Destruction of Diversity as `Weeds` 22 `Miracle` Trees and `Miracle` Seeds 27 The Green Revolution and `Miracle` Seeds 39 The Non-Sustainability of Monocultures 50 Democratising Knowledge 59 CHAPTER 2 Biodiversity: A Third World Perspective 65 `The Crisis of Diversity` 65 Primary Threats to Biodiversity 68 Effects of Biodiversity Erosion 73 First World Bio-imperialism and North-South Conflicts 78 Limitations of the Dominant Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation 82 From Bio-imperialism to Bio-democracy 88 CHAPTER 3 Biotechnology and the Environment 95 Introduction 95 Biotechnology and Biohazards 96 Biotechnology and Chemical Hazards 108 Biotechnology and Biodiversity 114 Biotechnology Substitutes and Economic Displacement in the Third World 118 Biotechnology, Privatisation and Concentration 119 Biotechnology, Patents and Private Property in Life Forms 120 Appendices to Chapter 3 128 CHAPTER 4 The Seed and the Spinning Wheel: Technology Development and Biodiversity Conservation 133 Introduction 133 Technology Development and Sustainability 134 Diversity and Productivity 137 Conservation of the Seed and the Spinning Wheel 141 Conclusion 146 CHAPTER 5 The Biodiversity Convention: An Evaluation from the Third World Perspective |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shiva, Vandana |
| 902 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT B, LDB (RLIN) | |
| b | SFS |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| DVK Library | DVK Library | Stack -> Second Floor -> N | 395.00 | N53 SH691 | 11047429 | 19/05/2021 | 395.00 | 12/01/2020 | Books |