Author: TORRES, GABRIEL
Title: The Force of Irony: Power in the Everyday Life of Mexican Tomato Workers (Glo.
Description: Berg Publishers, UK, 1997. Softcover. New. 9781859739419 256 pages. Available Now. Book Description: 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. : Review: '(Torres) presents us with a wealth of interesting ... observations and theoretical considerations'European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies'An interesting and thoughtful book.'Ethnos : About the Author: Gabriel Torres Senior Researcher at Ciesas-Occidente Size: 13.9 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm. 256 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Miscellaneous; Paperback; ISBN: 1859739415. ISBN/EAN: 9781859739419. Inventory No: F140-1220.

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