Tangled routes : women, work, and globalization on the tomato trail / Deborah Barndt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barndt, Deborah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in the food industry--Mexico.

Women in the food industry.

Women agricultural laborers--Mexico.

Women agricultural laborers.

Foreign trade and employment--North America.

Foreign trade and employment.

Tomatoes--North America.

Tomatoes.

North America.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

xxi, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Edition:

Second edition, Revised and updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., [2008]

Summary:

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, Tangled Routes offers a vivid interdisciplinary examination of the global food system through the journey of a corporate tomato. Through case studies in the three NAFTA countries_Mexico, the United States, and Canada_Deborah Barndt examines the dynamic relationships between production and consumption, work and technology, biodiversity and cultural diversity, and health and environment. The compelling stories of women workers along the tomato trail humanize her analysis of globalization, taking into account the intersections of gender, race, class, family status, and north-south relations.

Contents:

Across space and through time: tomatl meets the corporate tomato

Frames and filters: theoretical and methodological approaches

Arch deluxe with a smile: women never stop at McDonald's

You can count on us: scanning cashiers at Loblaws Supermarkets

On the move for food: truckers and transnational migrants

Picking and packing for the north: agricultural workers at Empaque Santa Rosa

Crossing sectors and borders: weaving a holistic analysis

Signs of hope: taking action for justice and sustainability.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780742555563

0742555569

9780742555570

0742555577

OCLC:

162126771