Diana bronson (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Softcover. 755 pages. Published in conjunction a traveling exhibition. Massive retrospective monograph on the Canadian artist collective General Idea. Features text contributions by David Balzer, A.A. Bronson, Didrich Diderichsen, Dominic Johnson, Theodore Kerr, Alex Kitnick, Sholem Krishtalka, Elizabeth Lebovici, Philip Monk, Diana Nemiroff, Beatrix Ruf, and Adam Welch. Includes over 500 illustrations. A fine copy in French style wrappers and with a fine wraparound band to the rear cover. The definitive reference on General Idea. Please note that this is a very heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This three-part book 'pulls back the curtain on disturbing technological and corporate trends that are already reshaping our world and that will become crucial battlegrounds for civil society in the years ahead.'Vandana Shiva, Founder, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology'Geopiracy' analyses how Northern governments and corporations are cynically using growing concerns about the ecological and climate crisis to propose geoengineering 'quick fixes'. These threaten to wreak havoc on ecosystems, with disastrous impacts on the people of the global South. As calls for a 'greener' economy mount and oil prices escalate, corporations are seeking to switch from oil-based to plant-based energy.'The New Biomassters' exposes how a biomass economy based on using gene technologies to reprogramme living organisms to behave as microbial factories will facilitate the liquidation of ecosystems. This constitutes a devastating assault of the peoples and cultures of the South, accelerating the wave of land grabs that are becoming common in Africa, Asia and Latin America.'Capturing Climate Genes' shows how the worlds largest agribusiness companies including Monsanto, BASF, Dupont and Syngenta are pouring billions of dollars into, and claiming patents on, what are claimed to be 'climate-ready crops'. Far from helping farmers adjust to a warming world - something peasant farmers already know how to manage - these crops will allow industrial agriculture to expand plantation monocultures into lands currently cultivated by poor peasant farmers. These crops are not a solution to growing hunger, they will feed only the gluttony of corporate shareholders for profits.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorETC Group are the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration. They are dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights. Diana Bronson, Hope Sh.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This three-part book 'pulls back the curtain on disturbing technological and corporate trends that are already reshaping our world and that will become crucial battlegrounds for civil society in the years ahead.'Vandana Shiva, Founder, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology'Geopiracy' analyses how Northern governments and corporations are cynically using growing concerns about the ecological and climate crisis to propose geoengineering 'quick fixes'. These threaten to wreak havoc on ecosystems, with disastrous impacts on the people of the global South. As calls for a 'greener' economy mount and oil prices escalate, corporations are seeking to switch from oil-based to plant-based energy.'The New Biomassters' exposes how a biomass economy based on using gene technologies to reprogramme living organisms to behave as microbial factories will facilitate the liquidation of ecosystems. This constitutes a devastating assault of the peoples and cultures of the South, accelerating the wave of land grabs that are becoming common in Africa, Asia and Latin America.'Capturing Climate Genes' shows how the worlds largest agribusiness companies including Monsanto, BASF, Dupont and Syngenta are pouring billions of dollars into, and claiming patents on, what are claimed to be 'climate-ready crops'. Far from helping farmers adjust to a warming world - something peasant farmers already know how to manage - these crops will allow industrial agriculture to expand plantation monocultures into lands currently cultivated by poor peasant farmers. These crops are not a solution to growing hunger, they will feed only the gluttony of corporate shareholders for profits.…

Zustand: Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme 8½'' x 5½''. 24 pp with photographs and scenes, illustrated period advertisement to the lower cover. In Good condition with a little soiling to the paper covers. SIGNED to the front cover by 'Jack Hawkins' and John Gielgud', signed to the rear cover by 'Joyce Carry' and 'Diana Wynyard' who starred in 'Sweet Aloes' - A play in three acts, by Jay Mallory at Wyndham's Theatre, London. 4'' x 5½'' black and white still loosely inserted (unknown actors). Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES. …