| Description |
xxi, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| 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 |
| 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."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
First edition published: 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- North America.
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Tomato industry -- North America.
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Food industry and trade -- North America.
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Globalization.
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Foreign trade and employment -- North America.
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Tomatoes -- North America.
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Women agricultural laborers -- Mexico.
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Women in the food industry -- Mexico.
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| SUBJECT |
North America -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116386
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| LC no. |
2007029540 |
| ISBN |
9780742555563 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742555569 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742555570 paperback alkaline paper |
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0742555577 paperback alkaline paper |
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