Peter Pringle is a distinguished British foreign correspondent whose career has offered him a unique vantage point on global events. His writing delves into the complexities of international affairs, drawing on extensive firsthand experience. Pringle possesses a keen eye for the human element within geopolitical landscapes, translating challenging subjects into accessible narratives. His work is characterized by its insightful analysis and compelling storytelling.
An iconic event in modern Irish history is, for the first time, narrated in directly human terms. Who were the people who marched, who fired from the flats, the barricades, who died? In brilliant narrative form a modern myth is unfolded and revealed fully, and so tells the story of the recent history of the armed struggle in Ireland.
Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest
The global conflict over genetically modified foods involves major corporations like Monsanto and environmental activists such as Greenpeace, both of whom present conflicting narratives about biotech agriculture. While corporations advocate for modified crops that could enhance food supply resilience, critics warn of potential risks to health and ecosystems. Peter Pringle critiques the misleading claims from both sides and proposes a collaborative approach among consumers, corporations, scientists, and farmers to fully harness biotechnology's potential in addressing world hunger and promoting environmental health.
British Secret Service agent and middle-aged bon vivant Arthur Hemmings tackles a murderous international conspiracy to control the world's food supply, a case with ties to the double murder of a professor and assistant who had discovered astonishing facts about a plant sex gene. 15,000 first printing.
Übers. u. dt. Bearb. Schulz-Rubach, Marianne ; Oehlmann, Christiane. 296 S.