The origins of the organic movement / Philip Conford with a foreword by Jonathan Dimbleby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conford, Philip.

Contributor:

Dimbleby, Jonathan

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Green movement--History.

Green movement.

Organic farming--Social aspects.

Organic farming.

Organic farming--Political aspects.

Organic farming--Great Britain--History.

Organic farming--United States--History.

History.

United States.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

287 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Floris, 2001.

Summary:

From a well-respected author in the field of ecological debate, this is the first, authoritative history of twentieth century "green" culture. Philip Conford chronicles the surprising origins of the organic movement in Britain and America between the 1920s and 1960s. He reveals that the early exponents of the organic movement actually belonged more to extreme right-wing conservative groups, which were reacting to industrialization and the increasing threat to traditional country life, closely associated with socialist politics.

With the recent public concern about such issues as genetically-modified crops and animal by-products in animal feed, this book is powerful reinforcement to a longstanding controversy that affects us all.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0863153364

OCLC:

59545373