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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 dynami...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barndt, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2008]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Women in the food industry > Mexico.
Women agricultural laborers > Mexico.
Foreign trade and employment > North America.
Tomatoes > North America.
Femmes dans l'industrie alimentaire > Mexique.
Travailleuses agricoles > Mexique.
Commerce international et emploi > Amérique du Nord.
Tomates > Amérique du Nord.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Foreign trade and employment
Tomatoes
Women agricultural laborers
Women in the food industry
Soziale Situation
Globalisierung
Tomatenproduktion
Landarbeiterin
Arbeiterin
Voedselproductie.
Tomaten.
Internationalisatie.
Mexico
North America
Mexiko
Mexico.
Noord-Amerika.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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, rac.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781461715382
1461715385

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