Broccoli and Desire ? Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala
Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher MK ? Stanford University Press
- Date of Publication 13 June 2006
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9780804754040
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 229x152x15 mm
- Weight 666 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 table, 1 figure, 2 illustrations, 1 map 0
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Short description:
In a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, this richly drawn ethnography traces the global commodity chain between U.S. consumer and Maya farmer, examining the connections between desire and material production.
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This book takes a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, connecting American consumers concerned about their health and diet with Maya farmers concerned about holding onto their land and making a living.
Compelling life stories and rich descriptions from ethnographic fieldwork among supermarket shoppers in Nashville, Tennessee and Maya farmers in highland Guatemala bring the commodity chain of this seemingly mundane product to life. For affluent Americans, broccoli fits into everyday concerns about eating right, being healthy, staying in shape, and valuing natural foods. For Maya farmers, this new export crop provides an opportunity to make a little extra money in difficult, often risky circumstances. Unbeknownst to each other, the American consumer and the Maya farmer are bound together in webs of desire and material production.
"The authors bring insight and experience to their analysis, ultimately showing that any understanding of the historical and cultural context of export agriculture must indeed dig both wide and deep."?Cultural Geographies More
Broccoli and Desire ? Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala
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