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Biopiracy:

The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
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South End Press, 1997 - History - 148 pages
In this intelligently argued and principled book, internationally renowned Third World environmentalist Vandana Shiva exposes the latest frontier of the North's ongoing assault against the South's biological and other resources. Since the land, the forests, the oceans, and the atmosphere have already been colonized, eroded, and polluted, she argues, Northern capital is now carving out new colonies to exploit for gain: the interior spaces of the bodies of women, plants and animals.

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Review: Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge

User Review  - Jayakumar Baradwaj - Goodreads

An Amazing work by Dr. Vandana Shiva. The book clearly brings out the facts that how our country is letting the corporate world from US & Europe to steal our traditional knowledge. Read full review

Review: Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge

User Review  - B - Goodreads

i tend to lean left, but this book is too far left for me. while i agree with some of her arguments... there are holes in them and some of it seems "sensational" rather than academic. Read full review

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About the author (1997)

A world-renowned environmental leader and recipient of the 1993 Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award), Shiva has authored several bestselling books, most recently Earth Democracy. Activist and scientist, Shiva leads, with Ralph Nader and Jeremy Rifkin, the International Forum on Globalization. Before becoming an activist, Shiva was one of India's leading physicists.