Made in Baja

The Lives of Farmworkers and Growers behind Mexico's Transnational Agricultural Boom

AvChristian Zlolniski

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Much of the produce that Americans eat is grown in the Mexican state of Baja California, the site of a multibillion-dollar export agricultural boom that has generated jobs and purportedly reduced poverty and labor migration to the United States. But how has this growth affected those living in Baja? Based on a decade of ethnographic fieldwork, Made in Baja examines the unforeseen consequences for residents in the region of San Quintín. The ramifications include the tripling of the region’s population, mushrooming precarious colonia communities lacking basic infrastructure and services, and turbulent struggles for labor, civic, and political rights. Anthropologist Christian Zlolniski reveals the outcomes of growers structuring the industry around an insatiable demand for fresh fruits and vegetables. He also investigates the ecological damage—"watercide”—and the social side effects of exploiting natural resources for agricultural production. Weaving together stories from both farmworkers and growers, Made in Baja provides an eye-opening look at the dynamic economy developing south of the border.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520300637

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Christian Zlolniski is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of Janitors, Street Vendors, and Activists: The Lives of Mexican Immigrants in Silicon Valley.

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"Zlolniski’s book is a detailed account that demonstrates very effectively how ethnography can be marshaled to rehumanize the global processes of production, consumption, and exchange that often seem to leave little room for any form of humanity, community, or social solidarity."

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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Birth and Development of Export Agriculture in the San Quintín Valley2. Transnational Agribusiness, Local Growers, and Discontents3. Labor Recruitment: From Local to Transnational Labor Contractors4. “They Want First-Class Workers with Third World Wages”: The Workplace Regime of Transnational Agriculture5. Resisting the Carrilla in the Workplace: Forms of Labor Protests6. Colonizing and Establishing Roots in Arid Lands7. Watercide: Export Agriculture, Water Insecurity, and Social UnrestConclusionAppendix: Policy RecommendationsNotesReferencesIndex