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The development of the organic network : linking people and themes, 1945-95 / Philip Conford ; [foreword by Jonathon Porritt].

Title
The development of the organic network : linking people and themes, 1945-95 / Philip Conford ; [foreword by Jonathon Porritt].
Author
Conford, Philip.
Publication
Edinburgh : Floris Books, c2011.

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477 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Philip Conford continues the survey of the British organic movement which he began in 'The Origins of the Organic Movement'. This second volume covers the period from 1945 to the mid-1990s, by which point the movement was about to enjoy a much higher public profile than previously" -- Publisher description.
Subject
  • Organic farming > Great Britain > History
  • Organic farming > Political aspects
  • Organic farming > Social aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The context : agricultural efficiency and industrial food -- The organic alternative : farming -- The organic alternative : gardeners and growers -- The organic alternative : health and nutrition -- Commerce and consumers -- Ecology, environmentalism and self-sufficiency -- The role of science -- The politics of the organic movement : an overview -- Earth and spirit -- Appendix A : leading figures of the organic movement, 1945-1995 -- Appendix B : groups, institutions, organizations, and journals -- Appendix C : list of recorded interviews.
ISBN
  • 9780863158032
  • 086315803X
OCLC
704397728
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library