Title Biopiracy : the plunder of nature and knowledge / by Vandana Shiva

Published Boston, MA : South End Press, [1997] Boston, Mass. : South End Press, [1997] ©1997 ©1997

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Description 148 pages ; 22 cm Contents Introduction: Piracy Through Patents: The Second Coming of Columbus -- 1. Knowledge, Creativity, and Intellectual Property Rights -- 2. Can Life Be Made? Can Life Be Owned?: Redefining Biodiversity -- 3. The Seed and the Earth -- 4. Biodiversity and People's Knowledge -- 5. Tripping Over Life -- 6. Making Peace with Diversity -- 7. Nonviolence and Cultivation of Diversity Analysis Animal breeding Biodiversity Biotechnology GATT Genetic engineering Human rights Indigenous populations Medical procedures Monopolies Overseas item Patents Plant breeding Profit motive Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Animals -- Patents. Biopiracy. Biotechnology -- Patents. Foreign trade regulation. Genetic engineering -- Law and legislation. Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. Patents -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries. Plants, Cultivated -- Patents. Traditional ecological knowledge -- Law and legislation. Genre/Form Patents. LC no. 97001479 ISBN 0896085554 (paperback) 0896085562 (cloth)

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