{"product_id":"seeds-of-power-9781478009788","title":"Seeds of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmalia Leguizamón reveals how the Argentine state, agribusiness, and their allies in the media and sciences deploy narratives of economic redistribution, scientific expertise, and national identity as a way to gain the public’s consent to grow genetically modified soybeans despite the massive environmental and social costs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clearly written and superbly argued, this fabulous book manages to accomplish that quite difficult task of engaging readers interested in the specificities of the case \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e those interested in larger theoretical issues. \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is so well written that it puts readers in the different scenes, making us think about the invisible workings of power and about the ways in which we can go about detecting the daily production of political domination. Brava!” -- Javier Auyero, coauthor of * In Harm’s Way: The Dynamics of Urban Violence *\u003cbr\u003e“Making important contributions to sociology while remaining highly accessible, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e has the potential to reach beyond the ivory tower and to teach and influence the public. It is a beautiful example of public sociology.” -- Shannon Elizabeth Bell, author of * Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia *\u003cbr\u003e“Leguizamón presents a thoughtful, well-argued, and clearly presented book grounded in the intersection of culture, economics, and history that is fitting for both academic and non-academic audiences.” -- Stephen J. Scanlan * Social Forces *\u003cbr\u003e“In her excellent book, \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, Amalia Leguizamón has focused on less-studied social groups as well as subaltern rural peoples.... Hers is a rare academic book that is accessible yet theoretically sophisticated.” -- Mario L. Cardozo * Journal of Latin American Geography *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e offers important insights on the complex dynamics of power and compliance and how they can play out in a broad national context.... It offers an exceptional mix of scholarship and storytelling, and deserves to be widely read.” -- Brian Tokar * CounterPunch *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e will be very useful for social scientists working at the intersection of rural studies, environmental justice and social science. In addition, it is elegantly written, in such a way that no prior academic knowledge is required to appreciate its content.” -- Pierre Delvenne * Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies *\u003cbr\u003e“Leguizamón . . . engages with sociological discussions of risk and environmental justice to focus her study on those who bear the unequal weight of the Argentinian soy boom. . . .  [\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e] offer[s] novel perspectives on the relationship of the soy complex to broader political configurations.” -- Matthew Abel * Nature Plants *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new ground . . . by revealing the intersection of class, gender, race\/ethnicity, and rural\/urban inequalities in the political economy and political culture that renders the environmental injustice associated with soybean expansion in Argentina invisible. . . . Books like this [are] not only necessary but urgent.” -- Renata Motta * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e“Leguizamón’s \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Power\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written, nuanced, complex, yet easy to read and honest look at the heart of Argentina's soy producing region, the Pampas.” -- Zoe W. Brent * Journal of Agrarian Change *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcronyms  ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xi\u003cbr\u003e Introduction  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Roots of the Soy Model  29\u003cbr\u003e 2. Revolution in the Pampas  59\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Elephant in the Field  92\u003cbr\u003e 4. Against the Grain  112\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion  139\u003cbr\u003e Notes  151\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  177\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408985989463,"sku":"9781478009788","price":90.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478009788.jpg?v=1730504974","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seeds-of-power-9781478009788","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}