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Exploring themes in agroecology that are currently the subject of rigorous debate among academics and activists alike, especially related to food production and distribution, this book is indispensable for practitioners and activists seeking to transform the food system, as well as for social and natural scientists.
List of contents
Table of contents; Preface; 1. The dialectical agroecologist: an introduction; 2. The meaning of agriculture and agroecology; 3. Western and traditional knowledge: a different kind of Dialogo de Saberes; 4. Nature's matrix; 5. Monocultures and the rise of diversity in agroecology; 6. Making and breaking pests; 7. Qualitative emergence from quantitative changes: the inevitability of surprise; 8. The new rurality and the new peasantry: land and territory; 9. Epilogue; Notes; References; Index.
About the author
John Vandermeer is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan, where he teaches courses in ecology and agroecosystems. He has also taught agroecology to students in 10 different countries in Latin America and Europe. He is author or editor of 16 books and over 300 scientific publications.Ivette Perfecto is a Professor at the University of Michigan. She has co-authored four books, including Breakfast of Biodiversity and Nature's Matrix with John Vandermeer and Angus Wright. Perfecto is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Science for the People.
Summary
Exploring themes in agroecology that are currently the subject of rigorous debate among academics and activists alike, especially related to food production and distribution, this book is indispensable for practitioners and activists seeking to transform the food system, as well as for social and natural scientists.
Foreword
This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the food system and agroecology through the lens of the dialectical methodology.
