Book contents
- The Dialectical Agroecologist
- The Dialectical Agroecologist
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Dialectical Agroecologist
- 2 The Meaning of Agriculture and Agroecology
- 3 Western and Traditional Knowledge
- 4 Nature’s Matrix
- 5 Monocultures and the Rise of Diversity in Agroecology
- 6 Making and Breaking Pests
- 7 Qualitative Emergence from Quantitative Changes
- 8 The New Rurality and the New Peasantry
- 9 Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
9 - Epilogue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024
- The Dialectical Agroecologist
- The Dialectical Agroecologist
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Dialectical Agroecologist
- 2 The Meaning of Agriculture and Agroecology
- 3 Western and Traditional Knowledge
- 4 Nature’s Matrix
- 5 Monocultures and the Rise of Diversity in Agroecology
- 6 Making and Breaking Pests
- 7 Qualitative Emergence from Quantitative Changes
- 8 The New Rurality and the New Peasantry
- 9 Epilogue
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
Reflecting on the whole book, we begin with a standard call for change, but emphasize the problems of seeking positive change while ignoring the root of the problem. As an inspirational example for the ultimate goal, we use the recent emergence of the Zapatista movement in Mexico, specifying how its philosophy can be felt in progressive movements from Detroit to Puerto Rico. We end with an admonition that our four pillars of agroecology are intimately intersectional and that it would be an error to treat them as independent units.
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- The Dialectical Agroecologist , pp. 170 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024