Broccoli and Desire - Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala (Paperback)

"Broccoli and Desire tells the story of globalization from the ground up, focusing on the lives of ordinary people--the producers and consumers of a vegetable that many often take for granted. The authors, perceptive, boots-on-the-ground ethnographers, look beyond the usual neoliberal models to show how the local is transformed by global economic forces. Fischer and Benson have produced an excellent text that will be used for a wide range of courses."--James L. Watson, Harvard University, Editor of Golden Arches East: McDonald's in East Asia (Stanford University Press, 1997)
"For once, here is a well-researched book with an arresting title that actually delivers what it promises: fresh, new, outside-the-box thinking on a region that has been well studied. In Broccoli and Desire, Fischer and Benson use the deceptively simple question, how the Maya want, as a tool to break down globalization and other political-economy issues. In seeking to show why growing broccoli for export is both dangerous and compelling for Maya farmers, the authors have given us a compelling product--a ground-breaking study that is engagingly written and innovative in its conception."--Matthew Restall, Pennsylvania State University

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Edward F. Fischer • Peter Benson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-5484-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition Promotions
LSN:	0-8047-5484-5
Barcode:	9780804754842

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