Why did "Operation Cremate Monsanto" fail?

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-493

  Herring, Ronald J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLASS; CULTURAL TRADITION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33846843615     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: 14726033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14672710601073010     Document Type: Article

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