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Animals as Biotechnology: Ethics, Sustainability and Critical Animal Studies: By Richard Twine

would be strengthened by an inclusion of a more localized case study or specific example of how La Via Campesina is engaging with such controversial and challenging dilemmas. Lastly,the unified tenor of the book does slightlymask the tremendous diversity of actors within food sovereignty movements. If read cover to cover, the arguments presented can begin to feel repetitive, even verging on dogmatic. This comes as a result of each author carefully defining food sovereignty in their own terms and eventually championing La Via Campesina and food sovereignty as the most substantive and sweeping of agricultural solutions. McMichael and Patel both critique and problematize the practice and future of food sovereignty, but taken in full, the tone of the book can seem naively optimistic. The authors' vested interest and commitment to food sovereignty is clearly evident throughout this volume, a quality that is refreshing and to be admired. These experts are well aware of the challenges that lie ahead for the food sovereignty movement, making their firm commitment to its pillars of radical democracy, environmental sustain ability and egalitarianism all the more meaningful. The cumulative effect of this compilation of works is an undeniable realization that the current global food system is fundamentally unjust and unacceptable. The conceptual framework of food sovereignty represents our most promising alternative and best path forward. Despite its shortcomings, Food Sovereignty does an excellent job in orienting its reader, helping them make sense of food sovereignty, both conceptually and empirically, and pointing to further inquiry.