Tangled Routes - Women, Work, and Globalization on the Tomato Trail

Informationen zum Autor Deborah Barndt is professor of environmental studies at York University in Toronto. A photographer and activist, she has worked with social justice movements in Canada, the United States, and Central America for over forty years. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Roots and RoutesChapter 1: Across Space and through Time: Tomatl Meets the Corporate TomatoChapter 2: Frames and Filters: Theoretical and Methodological ApproachesChapter 3: Arch Deluxe with a Smile: Women Never Stop at McDonald'sChapter 4: You Can Count on Us: Scanning Cashiers at Loblaws SupermarketsChapter 5: On the Move for Food: Truckers and Transnational MigrantsChapter 6: Picking and Packing for the North: Agricultural Workers at Empaque Santa RosaChapter 7: Crossing Sectors and Borders: Weaving a Holistic AnalysisChapter 8: Signs of Hope: Taking Action for Justice and Sustainability

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Barndt, Barndt Deborah
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2007
• EAN: 9780742555570
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5557-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, Environmental Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls