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Book SynopsisIlluminating the dark side of economic globalization, this book gives an insider's view of the migrant farmworkers' binational circuit that stretches from the west central Mexico countryside to central California. Useful for all Americans, The Farmworkers' Journey traces the human consequences of our policy decisions.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Farmworkers' Journey 2. Mexico's Historical Farming Practices 3. Aspects of Mexico's Agricultural Political Economy 4. Migration Northward to Central California 5. Immigration Experiences 6. California's Corporate Agribusiness 7. Farmworkers in Central California's Corporate Agribusiness 8. An Impoverished, Endangered, and Overworked People in the Land of Plenty 9. Farmworker Household Survival in Central California 10. Meanwhile, Back on the Farm 11. Transnational Corporations and the U.S. Legacy in West-Central Mexico 12. Endangered Mexican Farmers 13. Institutional Oppression in the West-Central Mexico Countryside 14. Toward an Enlightened Perception of California's Mexican Agricultural Immigrants Epilogue Appendix A: Agrochemical Inventories and Classifications Appendix B: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights References Index
