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Author: Dave Toke
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.498kg
ISBN: 9780415306997
ISBN 10: 041530699
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 27 May 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""Why have GM Foods become so controversial? Comparing GM food politics in the US, Britain, and the European Union, Toke draws on insights from discourse analysis to help explain this basic political struggle of our time. By stressing the interplay between the material and discursive dimensions involved in the shaping of the conflict, the work offers a detailed account that enriches our political understanding of these 'Frankenfoods' on a variety of fronts, in particular the interplay between scientific expertise and citizens politics. Those interested in the 'risk society', both students and specialists, will find much to learn from this perceptive analysis."" -Frank Fischer, Rutgers University ""Genetic modification of food has divided science and politics, regulation and participation, Europe and America, business and the consumer, and values and ethics. In this tumultuous cauldron David Toke has dissected all of antagonisms to produce a magnificent analysis of a changing world of science, technology, democracy and sustainability that has no equal."" - Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia"
Why have GM Foods become so controversial? Comparing GM food politics in the US, Britain, and the European Union, Toke draws on insights from discourse analysis to help explain this basic political struggle of our time. By stressing the interplay between the material and discursive dimensions involved in the shaping of the conflict, the work offers a detailed account that enriches our political understanding of these 'Frankenfoods' on a variety of fronts, in particular the interplay between scientific expertise and citizens politics. Those interested in the 'risk society', both students and specialists, will find much to learn from this perceptive analysis. <br>-Frank Fischer, Rutgers University <br> Genetic modification of food has divided science and politics, regulation and participation, Europe and America, business and the consumer, and values and ethics. In this tumultuous cauldron David Toke has dissected all of antagonisms to produce a magnificent analysis of a changing world of science, technology, democracy and sustainability that has no equal. <br>- Tim O'Riordan, University of East Anglia <br>
Author Information
Dave Toke is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Politics and Sociology at the University of Birmingham, UK.
