Edging Towards Bioutopia: A New Politics of Reordering Life & The Democratic Challenge
By (Author) Richard Hindmarsh
UWA Publishing
UWA Publishing
1st April 2008
Australia
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social impact of environmental issues
Ethical issues and debates
Central / national / federal government policies
660.650994
Paperback
330
453g
This book interrogates one of the most important environmental conflicts in recent science and technology history: the controversy about a proposed genetically engineered futurenatural. In a revealing behind-the-scenes account, this book investigates the political technologies and regulatory manoeuvres in Australia which aim to contain and brush aside probing public debate. Offers a unique perspective on the GM debate - from a renowned expert in the interaction between science and politics.