Seeds of Resistance, Seeds of Hope Place and Agency in the Conservation of Biodiversity

"The broad reach of this volume and the transdisciplinary composition of its authors make it a relevant and timely read for students and educators across academic disciplines and groups of practitioners."-Human Ecology

"An excellent edited assemblage of conservation case studies that captures our attention and imagination."-Agriculture and Human Values

"A must-read for anyone interested in the current debates in plant diversity conservation."-Economic Botany
"Connects the lives of people around the world engaged in the same loving struggle to resist homogenization and cultivate a world where diversity can flourish."-Anabaptist Witness

"This volume is welcome and significant, bringing together contributions from key authors and activists. It addresses some of the most innovative grassroots efforts at biodiversity conservation on the planet today; and features communities that have previously been overlooked or whose struggles beg further inquiry and acclaim."-Devon G. Peña, author of Mexican Americans and the Environment: Tierra y vida

"Without a rich array of local varieties, most of the world's crops will become extinct in the near future. Thus, saving a wide variety of heirloom seeds is necessary, but almost no one is paying much attention to the problem. The authors describe many seed-savers, some of whom are actively resisting giant corporations and others who are merely trying to hang onto things they love."-Eugene N. Anderson, author of The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World

Virginia D. Nazarea is a professor of anthropology at the University of Georgia. She is the author or editor of several books, including Heirloom Seeds and their Keepers: Memory and Marginality in the Conservation of Biological Diversity,Ethnoecology: Situated Knowledge/Located Lives, and Cultural Memory and Biodiversity.

Robert E. Rhoades was Distinguished Research Professor of Anthropology and director of the Sustainable Human Ecosystems Laboratory at the University of Georgia. He authored more than 160 publications, including Listening to Mountains and Development with Identity: Community, Culture and Sustainability in the Andes. Jenna E. Andrews-Swann is an assistant professor of anthropology at Georgia Gwinnett College.