Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States Volume 27
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Book Overview
An intimate examination of the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants and indigenous people in our contemporary food system. An anthropologist and MD in the mold of Paul Farmer and Didier Fassin, Seth Holmes shows how market forces, anti-immigrant sentiment, and racism undermine health and healthcare. Holmes's material is visceral and powerful. He trekked with his companions illegally through the desert into Arizona and was...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520275144
ISBN13:9780520275140
Release Date:May 2013
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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I will recommend this book to anyone
Published by rhinorun , 3 years ago
Even though this book is technically a thesis, Seth Holmes has written an incredible account of indigenous Oaxacan migrant workers in the United States. I would recommend it for anyone to read but as a piece of literature it must be taken seriously to have any effect, should be in the curriculum for more school programs.
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