The Sovereign Poison : Glyphosate, Poisoncraft, and Regulatory Politics

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The Sovereign Poison : Glyphosate, Poisoncraft, and Regulatory Politics

Widger, Tom

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製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 262 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780520426368

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Growing concerns over pesticide exposure have fueled calls for stricter regulations. Yet governments—often constrained by the pressures of global markets—frequently fall short of implementing effective controls. The Sovereign Poison explores the failed efforts of both the European Parliament and the Sri Lankan government to ban glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide. Introducing the concept of "poisoncraft," Tom Widger delves into the cultural beliefs and practices surrounding poison that played a key role in these controversies, and traces humanity's long and complex relationship with toxic substances. Using a wide-angle anthropological lens, this book examines poison in its many forms—as a tool of witchcraft and magic, a language of value and exchange, a discourse of nationalist politics, and a foundational element of the global food system. By illuminating the intersections of science, politics, and regulation with public demands for sovereign control, Widger reveals the deeper cultural logics and power dynamics that underpin the global governance of pesticides.

Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface: The Gifts of Poison

Introduction: Glyphosate, the Sovereign Poison

Part I. Poisoncraft: An Anthropological History of a Field of Practice
Chapter 1. Poisoncraft: Value and Power in the Noxious and the Good
Chapter 2. The Worlds of European and South Asian Poisoncraft
Summary of Part I: The Crafts of Poison

Part II. Glyphosate and the Poisoncraft of European Unification
Chapter 3. Poison and Deceit: Glyphosate and Europe's Polycrisis
Chapter 4. Glyphosate, Bureaucratic Science, and the Idea of Europe
Chapter 5. Regulatory Review and Sovereign Ignorance
Chapter 6. Science and Solidarity for the 500 Million
Summary of Part II: Crafting Europe Through Poison Control

Part III. The Poisoncraft of Sri Lanka's Postwar Recovery
Chapter 7. Kidney Disease and the Glyphosate Question
Chapter 8. The Poisoned Isle
Chapter 9. In Search of Compound X
Chapter 10. The Presidents' Purificatory Work
Chapter 11. Lions and Sharks: Agribusiness Resistance to the Glyphosate Ban
Summary of Part III: The Poisonous Gas of Communal Identity

Conclusion: The Cauldron of Poisoncraft

Acknowledgments
Glossary
Bibliography
Index