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Christopher Vecsey teaches American Indian Religions. Crossroad/Continuum will publish hisHandbook of American Indian Religious Freedom in 1991.
Lawrence Busch is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University. His current research focuses on the social, ethical, and political questions surrounding the conservation of plant germplasm. He has published several books and numerous papers on various aspects of domestic and international research policy.
Robert E. Mazur is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. He has been conducting research on rural and urban development in Africa since the late 1970s. In addition to publishing in a range of journals in the development field, he is editor ofBreaking the Links: Development Theory and Practice in Southern Africa (Africa World Press, 1990).
Tunji Titilola is currently Assistant Research Director of the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan, Nigeria. He has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Connecticut. He is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) and the Center for Indigenous Knowledge in Agriculture and Rural Development (CIKARD), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. He has researched and written articles and monographs on Nigeria and African food issues. He is completing a study of the economics of incorporating indigenous knowledge into agricultural projects.
Joel Schor is an agricultural historian. He has done major research in the area of agricultural education for blacks in the U. S. He is currently writing a history of biotechnology and agriculture calledBiotechnology: A Revolutionary Force in American Agriculture.
Don Hadwiger is a professor of political science at Iowa State University. He has authored books and articles on agricultural policy and development, and is currently completing a comparative study of agricultural policymaking. He is co-editor ofPolicy Studies Journal.
Wes Peterson is an Associate Professor of Aricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska. He is currently conducting research on the political economy of international agricultural trade.
Lorraine Garkovich is a professor of sociology in the College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky. Her recent research has focused on the socioeconomic linkages between farm and nonfarm households and rural communities. She has published several articles related to teaching and curriculum evaluation.
Scott R. Collard is a fiction writer of post-modern stylistics. He is a dedicated ecological activist and is currently involved with the continued development and promotion of small plot sustainable agriculture.
Tony Smith is an associate professor of philosophy at Iowa State University. He has published two books and a number of articles in the areas of social theory, the philosophy of technology, and agricultural ethics. He is also a member of Iowa State's Bioethics Committee.
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Vecsey, C., Busch, L., Mazur, R.E. et al. Book reviews. Agric Hum Values 7, 107–131 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01557317
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