The Force of Irony - Power in the Everyday Life of Mexican Tomato Workers (Hardcover)

Winner of the 'Casa Chata Award' for the Best Book of 1994 (Spanish edition)
In charting the paradoxical effects of power and knowledge on the everyday life of subordinate people, this book offers a major rethinking of domination and the agricultural labor process. Challenging the belief that ethnography is theoretically weak, the author provides a fresh perspective on rural workers' responses to the development of transnational production systems and the transformations of agrarian structures brought about by the complex interactions of global and local forces. In questioning ingrained assumptions about worker consciousness, the author exposes the naivete of past approaches and the role of power and hegemony in the micro-politics of human relations.
This book is obligatory reading for anyone interested in current debates about "resistance," development, and the future of rural societies.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Global Issues
Release date:	September 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Gabriel Torres
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-936-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85973-936-9
Barcode:	9781859739365

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