The Struggle for Maize : Campesinos, Workers, and Transgenic Corn in the Mexican Countryside /

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Fitting explores the competing claims of the GM corn debate in relation to the livelihood struggles of small-scale maize producers, migrants, and maquiladora workers from the southern Tehuacán Valley.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fitting, Elizabeth M., 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Transgenic plants > Mexico.
Corn > Genetic engineering > Mexico.
Corn industry > Mexico.
Transgene Pflanzen
Mais
Globalisierung
Biotechnologie
Transgenic plants.
Corn industry.
Corn > Genetic engineering.
Plantes transgeniques > Mexique.
Maïs > Industrie > Mexique.
Mexiko
Mexico.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Introduction: The struggle for Mexican maize
  • Ch. 1. Transgenic maize and its experts
  • Ch. 2. Corn and the hybrid nation
  • pt. II. Livelihoods
  • Ch. 3. Community and conflict
  • Ch. 4. Remaking the countryside
  • Ch. 5. From campesinos to migrant and maquila workers?
  • Conclusion.

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