Description
Book SynopsisThis controversial volume discusses and reports on the soft terrorism perpetrated by alternative agriculture radicals and by populists who peddle misinformation, propaganda, hate and property destruction in agriculture and the massive costs to Americans.
Trade Review“This book will be used in every issues class on college campuses and by anyone interested in animal, environmental, globalization, and food and fiber issues.”
--Gail Cramer, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge.
'A fascinating book ...the last chapter gives an excellent historical view of farm organizations in the United States, including a great deal of information that few know. about the evolution of farm organizations starting from about 1830.' BioScience September 2003.
Table of ContentsPreface.
1. Introduction to Radical, Populist, and Terrorist Agriculture.
2. Understanding How Radical Agriculturalists Think: Postmodernist Philosophy.
3. Antiglobalists.
4. Radical Environmentalists.
5. Luddites.
6. Animal Rightists.
7. Agrarian Populism and Farm Fundamentalism.
8. Populist Mythology.
9. Farm Organizations, Protest, and Populism.
9. Farm Organizations, Protest, and Populism.
10. Summing Up: Costs and Cures.
Index.
