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Barndt, Deborah.

Tangled routes : women, work, and globalization on the tomato trail / Deborah Barndt. - 2nd ed. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008. - xxi, 335 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780742555563 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742555569 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742555570 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0742555577 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007029540

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women in the food industry--Mexico.
Women agricultural laborers--Mexico.
Foreign trade and employment--North America.
Tomatoes--North America.

LC Class. No.: HD6073.F72 / M493 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 331.4/816648056420972

National Agricultural Library Call No.: HD6073.F72 / M493 2008