Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge

Vandana Shiva

South End Press, 1997 - Law - 148 pages

Award-winning scientist and activist Dr. Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodification of nature... life itself is being colonized." According to Jeremy Rifkin, Shiva's book is "a path-breaking work on one of the most important issues of the coming century... a clarion call [that should be widely read and discussed by everyone concerned with the fate of the Earth."

About the author

Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental thinker and activist. A leader in the International Forum on Globalization, Shiva won the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) in 1993. Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy, she is the author of many books, including Protect or Plunder? Understanding Intellectual Property Rights, Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply, Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge, and Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
• Author: Vandana Shiva
• Publisher: South End Press, 1997
• ISBN: 1896357113, 9781896357119
• Length: 148 pages
• Subjects: Law / Patent, Trademark, Copyright; Medical / Biotechnology; Nature / Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics; Social Science / Sociology / General